Only Rahul will decide on playing bigger role: Sonia

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's statement came against the backdrop of comments by Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh and Salman Khurshid clamouring for a larger role for Rahul Gandhi in the party.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said it is for Rahul Gandhi to decide for himself on playing a larger role in the party.

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"No one can take a decision on his behalf. He has to take a decision," she said in Parliament House after Vice President Hamid Ansari filed his nomination paper for a second term.

Her comments came against the backdrop of comments by senior Congress leaders like Digvijay Singh and Salman Khurshid clamouring for a larger role for Rahul in the party.