Congress president’s term extended to five years

The amendment comes at a time when Sonia is serving as Cong president for the 4th straight term.

Congress today amended its constitution to extend its party president’s term to five years from the current three years.

An amendment to this effect was passed at the 83rd Congress plenary which began in Burari on the fringes of the national capital.

The resolution was moved by senior leader Oscar Fernandes and approved by other party leaders,including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee,Defence Minister A K Antony and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi,senior ministers and scores of party leaders gathered here.

The amendment comes at a time when Sonia Gandhi is serving as Congress president for the fourth straight term — the longest-serving chief of the 125-year-old party.

The plenary also marks the completion of the 125 years of Congress,which is the oldest political party in the country.

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