As Rahul Gandhi takes aim at PM Modi, Congress old guard stands with him

Party sources say it's the surest sign of him taking over as the Congress president

A reinvigorated Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, back from his vacation, took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at a party event on Wednesday to highlight the impact of demonetisation.

The Congress leader didn’t beat about the bush, going straight to the heart of the matter and launching a direct attack on the Prime Minister. Some of the slogans raised at the event also had a ring of the yore for Congress workers, who surmised that Janardan Dwivedi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s speechwriter, was helping her son as well.

The Congress old guard is now standing with Rahul