'Have to fight together against fascist forces': Mallikarjun Kharge's first reaction after becoming Congress president

New Delhi: The newly elected Congress’s National president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Wednesday (October 19, 2022) addressed his first press conference as the president of Congress and said that under his leadership, he would work towards strengthening the party and fight against the "fascist" forces who are attacking democracy and the constitution. Kharge also extended his wishes to his fellow party member Shashi Tharoor. He also thanked the outgoing president Sonia Gandhi for her excellent leadership.

Delhi | We all have to work like workers of the party, nobody is big or small in the party. We have to unitedly fight against the fascist forces that are attacking the democratic institutions under the garb of communalism: Congress President-elect Mallikarjun Kharge pic.twitter.com/LWlVoEOVRs — ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2022

“I want to congratulate my partner Shashi Tharoor as well. I met him and discussed how to take the party forward. I want to thank Sonia Gandhi on behalf of all party workers. Under her leadership, we formed our govt in the centre twice,” he said in the press conference.

Attacking the current ruling government, Kharge said, “We have to fight together against the fascist forces who are attacking democracy and the Constitution”

“We all have to work like workers of the party, nobody is big or small in the party. We have to unitedly fight against the fascist forces that are attacking the democratic institutions under the garb of communalism,” he added.

Kharge will be sworn in as the party President on October 26, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala informed during the press conference. 

The newly elected Congress’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge is all set to lead India's oldest national political party. In a close fight between Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, Kharge has been elected as the Congress president in the presidential polls, the sixth in the party's 137-year-old history.