Congress took India to 21st century, but the PM, today, is taking us back to the medieval times: Rahul Gandhi

Many of us are disillusioned by politics of our time. Today, politics is devoid of kindness and truth: Congress President Rahul Gandhi

Politics belongs to the people, but today politics is not being used for people. It is not being used to uplift people, but to crush them: Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul Gandhi took over as Congress president today from his mother Sonia Gandhi, who led India's oldest party for 19 years. The 47-year-old, who has for years been seen as a loath politician but has recently shown signs of shedding that image, took charge in a ceremony on the lawns of the party's 24 Akbar Road headquarters in Delhi.Picture of Mahatma Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh beamed on a banner behind him as he accepted the takeover certificate after the traditional "Vande Mataram". Sonia Gandhi and the former prime minister were also on the stage with him."Congress took India to the 21st century, but the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking us back to medieval times," Rahul Gandhi said, taking a dig at PM Modi and the government in his first speech as Congress president.