(From Left) Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Haryana CLP leader Kiran Choudhry in New Delhi. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 17
Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi and newly elected party president Rahul Gandhi today hosted a dinner for MPs and Opposition leaders as part of the tradition practised for some years now.
The customary Parliament session dinner hosted at a five star hotel here was attended among others by former President Pranab Mukherjee, former Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and senior Opposition leaders.
The Opposition was represented by NC's Farooq Abdullah, NCP's Praful Patel, CPM's Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, TMC's Derek O Brien, SP's Ramgopal Yadav and RJD's Misa Bharti and Jayprakash Yadav.
The BSP was absent.
The dinner was attended by all Congress state presidents, Congress Legislature Party leaders, party office-bearers and MPs.
Sonia Gandhi walked around mingling with everyone and all Opposition leaders greeted Rahul Gandhi on his new assignment as president of the 132-year-old party.
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