8 years ago
New Delhi:
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hosted an Iftar party in the evening which a host of politicians from the opposition attended. The guest list included former vice-president Md Hamid Ansari and former president Pratibha Patil. Former President Pranab Mukherjee also attended the Iftar party after reports surfaced that he was not invited.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had clarified that the Congress had invited Mr Mukherjee and he has "graciously accepted" it.
For Rahul Gandhi, this was the first occasion to host an Iftar party after he took charge of the Congress. The party did not hold Iftar party, which marks the customary breaking of the day-long fast in the holy month of Ramzaan, during the past two years and its last Iftar was in 2015.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had clarified that the Congress had invited Mr Mukherjee and he has "graciously accepted" it.
For Rahul Gandhi, this was the first occasion to host an Iftar party after he took charge of the Congress. The party did not hold Iftar party, which marks the customary breaking of the day-long fast in the holy month of Ramzaan, during the past two years and its last Iftar was in 2015.
