By PTI
NEW DELHI: Sending out a transparent message to critics inside the organisation, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday mentioned self-criticism is required in social gathering boards nevertheless it shouldn’t be accomplished to erode self-confidence and morale, as she asserted that it’s time “to repay our debt to the party”.
Ahead of the Congress’ Chintan Shivir in Udaipur from May 13 to fifteen, she sought the cooperation of all leaders in sending throughout the message of unity, cohesion and dedication to make sure the social gathering’s accelerated revival, whereas underlining that “there are no magic wands”.
Addressing high Congress leaders on the social gathering’s working committee assembly, she mentioned the Chintan Shivir mustn’t turn out to be a ritual and it ought to herald a restructured organisation to fulfill the ideological, electoral and managerial challenges forward.
“Self-criticism is of course needed in our party forums. But this should not be done in a manner that erodes self-confidence and morale and an atmosphere of gloom and doom prevails. To the contrary, we are beholden to put our heads together and together, collectively overcome the challenges that face us,” Gandhi mentioned.
“This requires that the Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) does not become a ritual, something we must just get through. I am determined that it should herald a restructured organisation to meet the many ideological, electoral and managerial tasks we confront,” she mentioned.
The Congress chief mentioned that “there are no magic wands”. It is just with selfless work, self-discipline and a way of constant collective objective that “we will demonstrate our tenacity and resilience,” she mentioned.
“The party has been central to the life of each and every one of us. It has expected our total allegiance and has been good to each and every one of us. Now, when we are at a crucial juncture, it is imperative that we step forward and repay our debt to the party in full measure,” Gandhi mentioned on the social gathering’s high decision-making physique — Congress Working Committee (CWC) — assembly right here.
In a press convention after the CWC meet, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Surjewala mentioned the goal of the shivir is to organize a brand new motion plan and highway map to get the social gathering battle-ready for the 2024 Lok Sabha and upcoming meeting elections.
“It is not a destination it is the beginning of a long journey. It is a milestone. After each of the Chintan Shivirs, the organisation has undergone transformation, this is a transformation of unprecedented magnitude,” Ramesh mentioned.
He mentioned there are severe challenges earlier than the nation, and the Congress and the folks count on the social gathering to play a job. “The fact that we are holding the shivir is in itself a message that the Congress president means business.”
Gandhi additionally talked concerning the deliberations to be held on the shivir which can be in six totally different teams – taking on political, financial, social justice, farmers, youth and organisational points.
The Congress chief mentioned delegates have already been knowledgeable concerning the teams by which they’re anticipated to take part and on May 15, the social gathering will undertake the “Udaipur Nav Sankalp” after it has been accredited by the CWC there.
“I request your full cooperation in ensuring that the single over-riding message that goes forth loud and clear from Udaipur is one of unity, cohesion, determination and commitment to our party’s accelerated revival,” she mentioned.
Gandhi mentioned round 400 Congress members can be attending the shivir and confused on the message of each chief holding one social gathering put up. The social gathering has made each effort to make sure a balanced illustration from each angle, she mentioned.
Surjewala mentioned the goal is to organize a brand new constructive position for the Congress as an opposition social gathering as per folks’s aspirations, come true to folks’s expectations by internalising transformations and produce forth a brand new resolve.
“The aim of the Nav Sankalp Shivir is to rise to the expectations of people after bringing about organisational changes, and come out with a new pledge to save the country,” he mentioned, including, that’s the reason six separate teams had been shaped to take up the challenges on varied fronts.
The conveners of the six teams gave detailed experiences and plans, and CWC members mentioned these in addition to put forth their views, Surjewala mentioned Detailed discussions on all these points can be held on the session in Udaipur, he mentioned.
Ramesh mentioned the session will assist make the Congress a rejuvenated and strengthened social gathering to cope with the political and different challenges earlier than it. Organisational modifications will even be an final result of the shivir, he mentioned.
“We are not going to Udaipur to draft an action plan to strengthen the Congress to deal with the political, economic, social and other challenges,” Ramesh mentioned. He mentioned that is the fourth Chintan Shivir, after those in Pachmarhi in 1998, in Shimla in 2003 and in January 2013 in Jaipur.
Fifty per cent of the delegates for the upcoming shivir are under 50 years of age and round 35 per cent are under 40 years. Twenty-one per cent are ladies, representing totally different sections of society, Surjewala mentioned.
CWC members, together with particular and everlasting invitees, state presidents, CLP leaders, former Union ministers, AICC secretaries and joint secretaries, all MPs, presidents of varied AICC cells and departments, all nationwide office-bearers of social gathering wings, moreover 50 social gathering leaders who’re a part of the coordination panel or chosen by social gathering chief, are among the many 422 invitees for the session, he mentioned.
At the meet, the CWC accredited an modification within the social gathering structure to incorporate digital membership and determined that Ladakh could have a separate Congress territorial wing.
