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  • Congress sounds ballot bugle in Telangana with ‘six ensures’; Rahul dubs BRS ‘BJP Rishtedar Samithi’

    By PTI

    HYDERABAD: The Congress on Sunday sounded the ballot bugle in Telangana by asserting six ensures which included the promise of Rs 2,500 per thirty days and a cooking gasoline cylinder at Rs 500 for ladies, as Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering assault on the state’s ruling BRS, calling it the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi”.

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former occasion chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi gave the dedication that the six ensures might be fulfilled as quickly because the occasion kinds the federal government in Telangana.

    Addressing a big gathering in Tukkuguda close to right here, Rahul Gandhi dubbed the BRS because the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi” and mentioned that whereas opposition leaders had been being attacked by authorities businesses, there have been no circumstances in opposition to Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao and AIMIM leaders as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers them his personal.

    The rally marked the end result of two days of hectic political programmes that included the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC).

    Gandhi mentioned that in Telangana, the Congress is not only preventing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), but additionally the BJP and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

    “They call each other separate parties but they are working in collusion. I have seen BRS MPs in Lok Sabha. When BJP needed them, their (BRS) people supported it,” he mentioned, citing the BRS’ “support” to the BJP on farm legal guidelines, GST and in elections to the posts of president and vp.

    Whenever the BJP wanted its assist, the BRS supported them, the previous Congress chief mentioned.

    Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who additionally gave a quick speech on the rally, mentioned it’s her dream to see the occasion’s authorities in Telangana that may work for all sections of society and appealed to folks to help the Congress.

    Amid chants of “Sonia amma”, she mentioned that “We are announcing six guarantees and we are committed to fulfil each one of them”.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally asserted that on the formation of the Congress authorities in Telangana, these ensures might be fulfilled within the first cabinet assembly.

    He mentioned the primary assure is “Indiramma Indlu” underneath which Rs 5 lakh might be given for the development of a home to all those that would not have one.

    Under this scheme, he mentioned, a 250 sq. yards home would even be given to those that fought within the Telangana statehood motion.

    “All those listening who don’t have a home, as soon as our government comes, you will get a home,” the previous Congress chief mentioned.

    Under the “Mahalakshmi” assure, the occasion guarantees girls Rs 2,500 per thirty days, a gasoline cylinder for Rs 500 and free journey in buses, Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

    The third assure is “Gruha Jyoti” and underneath this, 200 models of free electrical energy might be given to all households, he mentioned.

    Under the fourth assure, “Yuva Vikasam”, the occasion guarantees Rs 5 lakh help for schooling in school and monetary assist in teaching, he mentioned.

    “Rs 4,000 monthly pension for the elderly and Rs 10 lakh Rajiv Arogyasri insurance would be given under the fifth guarantee ‘Cheyutha’,” the Congress chief mentioned.

    And, lastly, the sixth assure is “Rythu Bharosa”, underneath which Rs 15,000 could be given to farmers and Rs 12,000 to farm labourers yearly, he mentioned.

    Earlier this yr, the Congress had come out with 5 ensures forward of the Karnataka polls and the occasion has mentioned it has fulfilled the guarantees it made to the folks of that state.

    In a no-holds-barred assault on the BRS, BJP and AIMIM, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “We selected today for a meeting and all three parties (BRS, BJP, AIMIM) held a meeting because they wanted to disturb our meeting. But they have not been able to disturb our meeting. In the evening, they will talk and say that ‘we would have to find a new way to stop the Congress party’,” he mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi claimed that there’s a case in opposition to each opposition chief and authorities businesses such because the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax Department are after them.

    “But there is no case against KCR (K Chandrashekar Rao). There is no case against AIMIM. Only the opposition is attacked. Modi ji never attacks his own people. He regards your CM and AIMIM leaders as his own, and therefore, there is no case against them,” Rahul Gandhi informed the gathering, in a pointy assault at BRS president Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

    “All corruption records have been broken but there is no case,” he mentioned and termed the BRS “BJP Rishtedaar Samithi. I saw Sonia (Gandhi) ji’s speech. Whatever Sonia ji says she fulfils it. She does not speak loudly but when she says something, she does it,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned and recalled how the Congress fulfilled the promise of creation of Telangana.

    “We did not give statehood to Telangana for the benefit of KCR and his family,” he mentioned.

    “The BRS government will go away in the next 100 days and nobody can change that, be it BJP or AIMIM,” he mentioned.

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally slammed the ruling BRS, alleging that it’s the “B team” of the BJP in Telangana and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao have “betrayed” the state.

    He mentioned that the guarantees made to the state within the final 9 years haven’t been fulfilled.

    Highlighting that the Congress created the Telangana state, Kharge mentioned that his occasion does no matter it says, however the BRS is the other.

    “BRS is the BJP’s B team, hence it is helping the BJP. Modi ji and KCR may appear different but they are the same in their ways. Modi ji lies, KCR also lies, both of them have betrayed Telangana,” Kharge mentioned.

    The Congress president sought help from the folks and mentioned he was hopeful that his occasion would kind the federal government within the state after a number of months.

    Assembly polls in Telangana are due later this yr.

    Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi additionally laid the muse stone of the Gandhi Knowledge and Training Centre to be established in Bowenpally, Hyderabad.

    Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Telangana Congress chief A Revath Reddy additionally addressed the gathering, interesting to folks to help the Congress within the upcoming polls.

    The public assembly at nightfall was attended by a number of members of the Congress Working Committee.

    HYDERABAD: The Congress on Sunday sounded the ballot bugle in Telangana by asserting six ensures which included the promise of Rs 2,500 per thirty days and a cooking gasoline cylinder at Rs 500 for ladies, as Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering assault on the state’s ruling BRS, calling it the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi”.

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former occasion chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi gave the dedication that the six ensures might be fulfilled as quickly because the occasion kinds the federal government in Telangana.

    Addressing a big gathering in Tukkuguda close to right here, Rahul Gandhi dubbed the BRS because the “BJP Rishtedar Samithi” and mentioned that whereas opposition leaders had been being attacked by authorities businesses, there have been no circumstances in opposition to Telangana Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao and AIMIM leaders as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi considers them his personal.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    The rally marked the end result of two days of hectic political programmes that included the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC).

    Gandhi mentioned that in Telangana, the Congress is not only preventing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), but additionally the BJP and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

    “They call each other separate parties but they are working in collusion. I have seen BRS MPs in Lok Sabha. When BJP needed them, their (BRS) people supported it,” he mentioned, citing the BRS’ “support” to the BJP on farm legal guidelines, GST and in elections to the posts of president and vp.

    Whenever the BJP wanted its assist, the BRS supported them, the previous Congress chief mentioned.

    Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who additionally gave a quick speech on the rally, mentioned it’s her dream to see the occasion’s authorities in Telangana that may work for all sections of society and appealed to folks to help the Congress.

    Amid chants of “Sonia amma”, she mentioned that “We are announcing six guarantees and we are committed to fulfil each one of them”.

    Rahul Gandhi additionally asserted that on the formation of the Congress authorities in Telangana, these ensures might be fulfilled within the first cabinet assembly.

    He mentioned the primary assure is “Indiramma Indlu” underneath which Rs 5 lakh might be given for the development of a home to all those that would not have one.

    Under this scheme, he mentioned, a 250 sq. yards home would even be given to those that fought within the Telangana statehood motion.

    “All those listening who don’t have a home, as soon as our government comes, you will get a home,” the previous Congress chief mentioned.

    Under the “Mahalakshmi” assure, the occasion guarantees girls Rs 2,500 per thirty days, a gasoline cylinder for Rs 500 and free journey in buses, Rahul Gandhi mentioned.

    The third assure is “Gruha Jyoti” and underneath this, 200 models of free electrical energy might be given to all households, he mentioned.

    Under the fourth assure, “Yuva Vikasam”, the occasion guarantees Rs 5 lakh help for schooling in school and monetary assist in teaching, he mentioned.

    “Rs 4,000 monthly pension for the elderly and Rs 10 lakh Rajiv Arogyasri insurance would be given under the fifth guarantee ‘Cheyutha’,” the Congress chief mentioned.

    And, lastly, the sixth assure is “Rythu Bharosa”, underneath which Rs 15,000 could be given to farmers and Rs 12,000 to farm labourers yearly, he mentioned.

    Earlier this yr, the Congress had come out with 5 ensures forward of the Karnataka polls and the occasion has mentioned it has fulfilled the guarantees it made to the folks of that state.

    In a no-holds-barred assault on the BRS, BJP and AIMIM, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “We selected today for a meeting and all three parties (BRS, BJP, AIMIM) held a meeting because they wanted to disturb our meeting. But they have not been able to disturb our meeting. In the evening, they will talk and say that ‘we would have to find a new way to stop the Congress party’,” he mentioned.

    Rahul Gandhi claimed that there’s a case in opposition to each opposition chief and authorities businesses such because the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Income Tax Department are after them.

    “But there is no case against KCR (K Chandrashekar Rao). There is no case against AIMIM. Only the opposition is attacked. Modi ji never attacks his own people. He regards your CM and AIMIM leaders as his own, and therefore, there is no case against them,” Rahul Gandhi informed the gathering, in a pointy assault at BRS president Rao and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

    “All corruption records have been broken but there is no case,” he mentioned and termed the BRS “BJP Rishtedaar Samithi. I saw Sonia (Gandhi) ji’s speech. Whatever Sonia ji says she fulfils it. She does not speak loudly but when she says something, she does it,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned and recalled how the Congress fulfilled the promise of creation of Telangana.

    “We did not give statehood to Telangana for the benefit of KCR and his family,” he mentioned.

    “The BRS government will go away in the next 100 days and nobody can change that, be it BJP or AIMIM,” he mentioned.

    Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge additionally slammed the ruling BRS, alleging that it’s the “B team” of the BJP in Telangana and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Okay Chandrashekar Rao have “betrayed” the state.

    He mentioned that the guarantees made to the state within the final 9 years haven’t been fulfilled.

    Highlighting that the Congress created the Telangana state, Kharge mentioned that his occasion does no matter it says, however the BRS is the other.

    “BRS is the BJP’s B team, hence it is helping the BJP. Modi ji and KCR may appear different but they are the same in their ways. Modi ji lies, KCR also lies, both of them have betrayed Telangana,” Kharge mentioned.

    The Congress president sought help from the folks and mentioned he was hopeful that his occasion would kind the federal government within the state after a number of months.

    Assembly polls in Telangana are due later this yr.

    Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi additionally laid the muse stone of the Gandhi Knowledge and Training Centre to be established in Bowenpally, Hyderabad.

    Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Telangana Congress chief A Revath Reddy additionally addressed the gathering, interesting to folks to help the Congress within the upcoming polls.

    The public assembly at nightfall was attended by a number of members of the Congress Working Committee.

  • Some Congress leaders name for seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc companions after meeting polls

    By PTI

    HYDERABAD: Expressing confidence concerning the social gathering faring properly within the upcoming meeting polls in 5 states, some Congress leaders on Sunday referred to as for delaying the seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc companions for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections until November in order to do it from a place of power, sources stated.

    The name from a piece of leaders, notably these from states the place the Congress is straight in contest with some INDIA bloc companions, got here whereas the highest social gathering management pitched for strengthening the Congress in addition to the opposition bloc.

    Sources stated a number of leaders supported the decision to strengthen the Congress organisation and the opposition INDIA alliance throughout the two-day brainstorming session of the Congress Working Committee, however they asserted that the social gathering shouldn’t rush into seat-sharing preparations with like-minded events.

    During the two-day parleys, Sonia Gandhi referred to as for strengthening the INDIA alliance, whereas Rahul Gandhi stated each the Congress social gathering and the opposition bloc needs to be strengthened.

    Several leaders identified that this shouldn’t be achieved at the price of the Congress, the sources stated.

    During the prolonged CWC meet on Sunday, the social gathering’s state unit chiefs of the 4 poll-bound states gave their stories on preparedness and the highway map for profitable the polls.

    During the deliberations, some leaders expressed apprehensions about AAP leaders persevering with their assault and inflicting harm to social gathering leaders even once they had stopped doing so, sources stated.

    Some Delhi and Punjab leaders, together with former Union minister Ajay Maken, Alka Lamba and Partap Singh Bajwa, spoke in opposition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the sources added.

    Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the sources stated, assured the state leaders that any talks on seat sharing with different events can be achieved solely in consultations with state models.

    Maken, the sources stated, advised the management that whereas they have been in favour of the INDIA bloc, the Congress shouldn’t rush into seat-sharing talks and will wait until the ends in these 5 states come.

    He referred to as for holding seat-sharing talks from a place of power as an alternative of doing so now, because the opposition events have been pushing for it of their curiosity.

    Maken, a former union minister, stated that AAP leaders have been saying contesting in states the place the Congress was able to type its authorities and have been attacking Congress leaders and demanded that it ought to cease.

    Punjab leaders Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring didn’t favour having a tie-up with the AAP of their state, as their leaders have been being focused, sources stated.

    Sources add that Punjab PCC chief Raja Warring additionally raised the purpose, however was advised to boost the problem and focus on it individually with the social gathering management.

    Some leaders of the INDIA alliance need seat sharing needs to be achieved on the earliest and Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP and Akhilesh Yadav of the SP have referred to as for doing this by September finish.

    The opposition events are working in the direction of placing up one joint candidate in opposition to the NDA in each Lok Sabha constituency, however there are a number of obstacles earlier than a remaining association is made.

    There are variations in seat sharing amongst events in a number of states, together with Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal and Kerala.

    HYDERABAD: Expressing confidence concerning the social gathering faring properly within the upcoming meeting polls in 5 states, some Congress leaders on Sunday referred to as for delaying the seat-sharing talks with INDIA bloc companions for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections until November in order to do it from a place of power, sources stated.

    The name from a piece of leaders, notably these from states the place the Congress is straight in contest with some INDIA bloc companions, got here whereas the highest social gathering management pitched for strengthening the Congress in addition to the opposition bloc.

    Sources stated a number of leaders supported the decision to strengthen the Congress organisation and the opposition INDIA alliance throughout the two-day brainstorming session of the Congress Working Committee, however they asserted that the social gathering shouldn’t rush into seat-sharing preparations with like-minded events.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    During the two-day parleys, Sonia Gandhi referred to as for strengthening the INDIA alliance, whereas Rahul Gandhi stated each the Congress social gathering and the opposition bloc needs to be strengthened.

    Several leaders identified that this shouldn’t be achieved at the price of the Congress, the sources stated.

    During the prolonged CWC meet on Sunday, the social gathering’s state unit chiefs of the 4 poll-bound states gave their stories on preparedness and the highway map for profitable the polls.

    During the deliberations, some leaders expressed apprehensions about AAP leaders persevering with their assault and inflicting harm to social gathering leaders even once they had stopped doing so, sources stated.

    Some Delhi and Punjab leaders, together with former Union minister Ajay Maken, Alka Lamba and Partap Singh Bajwa, spoke in opposition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the sources added.

    Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the sources stated, assured the state leaders that any talks on seat sharing with different events can be achieved solely in consultations with state models.

    Maken, the sources stated, advised the management that whereas they have been in favour of the INDIA bloc, the Congress shouldn’t rush into seat-sharing talks and will wait until the ends in these 5 states come.

    He referred to as for holding seat-sharing talks from a place of power as an alternative of doing so now, because the opposition events have been pushing for it of their curiosity.

    Maken, a former union minister, stated that AAP leaders have been saying contesting in states the place the Congress was able to type its authorities and have been attacking Congress leaders and demanded that it ought to cease.

    Punjab leaders Bajwa and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring didn’t favour having a tie-up with the AAP of their state, as their leaders have been being focused, sources stated.

    Sources add that Punjab PCC chief Raja Warring additionally raised the purpose, however was advised to boost the problem and focus on it individually with the social gathering management.

    Some leaders of the INDIA alliance need seat sharing needs to be achieved on the earliest and Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP and Akhilesh Yadav of the SP have referred to as for doing this by September finish.

    The opposition events are working in the direction of placing up one joint candidate in opposition to the NDA in each Lok Sabha constituency, however there are a number of obstacles earlier than a remaining association is made.

    There are variations in seat sharing amongst events in a number of states, together with Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal and Kerala.

  • Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 from east to west ‘into account’: Chidambaram

    By PTI

    HYDERABAD: The Congress on Saturday mentioned Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 is “under consideration” with some CWC members requesting that or not it’s undertaken from the jap a part of the nation to the west.

    Addressing a briefing on the deliberations of the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) right here, senior Congress chief P Chidambaram mentioned members of the get together’s high decision-making physique have requested to organise a “Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 from east to west”.

    “That matter is under consideration,” he mentioned in response to a query about organising the second version of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.

    Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had undertaken the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir from September 7, 2022, to January 30 this yr.

    The Congress leaders have mentioned the 136-day march, overlaying 4,081 kilometres in 12 states and two Union territories, 75 districts and 76 Lok Sabha constituencies, left an indelible impression on folks’s minds.

    During the course of the yatra, Gandhi addressed 12 public conferences, greater than 100 street-corner conferences and 13 press conferences.

    He had over 275 deliberate strolling interactions and greater than 100 sitting interactions.

    Several specialists had mentioned a giant takeaway from the yatra for the Congress had been Gandhi’s picture transformation.

    With over 4,000 kilometres beneath his belt, Gandhi had managed to be a focus for his supporters in addition to detractors.

    The march noticed participation from a cross-section of society, together with movie and TV celebrities comparable to Kamal Haasan, Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri and Amol Palekar.

    Besides, writers and navy veterans, together with former Army chief Gen (Retd) Deepak Kapoor and ex-Navy chief Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas, and famous folks comparable to former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-finance secretary Arvind Mayaram had additionally participated within the yatra.

    Opposition leaders comparable to National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray, Priyanka Chaturvedi and Sanjay Raut and NCP’s Supriya Sule, had additionally walked alongside Gandhi at varied time limits through the march.

    HYDERABAD: The Congress on Saturday mentioned Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 is “under consideration” with some CWC members requesting that or not it’s undertaken from the jap a part of the nation to the west.

    Addressing a briefing on the deliberations of the primary assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) right here, senior Congress chief P Chidambaram mentioned members of the get together’s high decision-making physique have requested to organise a “Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0 from east to west”.

    “That matter is under consideration,” he mentioned in response to a query about organising the second version of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had undertaken the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir from September 7, 2022, to January 30 this yr.

    The Congress leaders have mentioned the 136-day march, overlaying 4,081 kilometres in 12 states and two Union territories, 75 districts and 76 Lok Sabha constituencies, left an indelible impression on folks’s minds.

    During the course of the yatra, Gandhi addressed 12 public conferences, greater than 100 street-corner conferences and 13 press conferences.

    He had over 275 deliberate strolling interactions and greater than 100 sitting interactions.

    Several specialists had mentioned a giant takeaway from the yatra for the Congress had been Gandhi’s picture transformation.

    With over 4,000 kilometres beneath his belt, Gandhi had managed to be a focus for his supporters in addition to detractors.

    The march noticed participation from a cross-section of society, together with movie and TV celebrities comparable to Kamal Haasan, Pooja Bhatt, Riya Sen, Swara Bhasker, Rashami Desai, Akanksha Puri and Amol Palekar.

    Besides, writers and navy veterans, together with former Army chief Gen (Retd) Deepak Kapoor and ex-Navy chief Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas, and famous folks comparable to former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-finance secretary Arvind Mayaram had additionally participated within the yatra.

    Opposition leaders comparable to National Conference’s Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray, Priyanka Chaturvedi and Sanjay Raut and NCP’s Supriya Sule, had additionally walked alongside Gandhi at varied time limits through the march.

  • Reconstituted CWC to carry first assembly in Hyderabad; technique for meeting, LS polls on agenda

    By PTI

    HYDERABAD: The first assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) might be held right here on Saturday to evolve a technique for the upcoming meeting polls in 5 states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

    Holding the essential assembly within the Telangana capital, the Congress can be seeking to ship out a message that it’ll go all-out to dislodge the BRS authorities within the poll-bound state.

    The brainstorming of the Congress prime brass in the course of the assembly would show to be a ‘sport changer’ and a ‘transformative second’ for Telangana politics in addition to the occasion, leaders stated.

    Before leaving for Hyderabad, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated in Delhi that it might be the primary CWC assembly after he took over because the occasion president in October final yr.

    The CWC will meet on Saturday and an prolonged working committee assembly might be held on Sunday throughout which discussions about occasion organisation will happen, he stated.

    Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and all senior leaders might be current within the assembly and may have discussions concerning the upcoming elections in 5 states, he stated.

    The focus of the conferences, Kharge stated, might be on strengthening the organisation and discussions on alliances will happen within the assembly of the INDIA bloc.

    Announcing the detailed plan for the CWC assembly to be chaired by Kharge, basic secretaries Ok C Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that is for the primary time in a few years that the occasion’s prime decision-making physique will maintain deliberations for 3 days outdoors Delhi.

    The CWC will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and deliberate on the technique for the upcoming meeting elections and the Lok Sabha polls.

    Talking concerning the deliberations to be held on Saturday, Venugopal stated, “The Congress president will be present. Former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and all other working committee members, including permanent invitees and special invitees, will also participate”

    “We have invited 90 people, but six of them have informed us about their inability to attend due to personal difficulties. All other 84 people will attend, including our four chief ministers,” he stated.

    On Sunday, there might be a gathering of the prolonged CWC to which all state occasion chiefs and CLP leaders, in addition to Parliamentary Party office-bearers, Central Election Committee members have been invited to strategize for the upcoming elections.

    “We invited 159 people, out of them 147 people are attending the meeting on Sunday,” Venugopal stated.

    On Sunday night, which is well known as Telangana National Integration Day, the occasion will maintain a ‘mega rally’ close to Hyderabad the place it’ll announce six ensures for the Telangana meeting elections, he stated.

    While the MPs of the occasion would return to Delhi for the particular session of Parliament after the rally, different leaders, CWC members, PCC presidents and CLP leaders will department out to the assorted meeting constituencies.

    “The charge sheet against the KCR government will come out, our workers will be there in all assembly constituencies. Along with the leaders, they will participate in this programme,” Venugopal stated.

    Kharge had on August 20 reconstituted the CWC, retaining the outdated guard and giving area to the younger within the 84-member physique. The CWC has 39 common members, 32 everlasting invitees and 13 particular invitees. These embrace 15 ladies and several other new faces reminiscent of Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot and Gaurav Gogoi who’re among the many common members.

    HYDERABAD: The first assembly of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) might be held right here on Saturday to evolve a technique for the upcoming meeting polls in 5 states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

    Holding the essential assembly within the Telangana capital, the Congress can be seeking to ship out a message that it’ll go all-out to dislodge the BRS authorities within the poll-bound state.

    The brainstorming of the Congress prime brass in the course of the assembly would show to be a ‘sport changer’ and a ‘transformative second’ for Telangana politics in addition to the occasion, leaders stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Before leaving for Hyderabad, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated in Delhi that it might be the primary CWC assembly after he took over because the occasion president in October final yr.

    The CWC will meet on Saturday and an prolonged working committee assembly might be held on Sunday throughout which discussions about occasion organisation will happen, he stated.

    Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and all senior leaders might be current within the assembly and may have discussions concerning the upcoming elections in 5 states, he stated.

    The focus of the conferences, Kharge stated, might be on strengthening the organisation and discussions on alliances will happen within the assembly of the INDIA bloc.

    Announcing the detailed plan for the CWC assembly to be chaired by Kharge, basic secretaries Ok C Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that is for the primary time in a few years that the occasion’s prime decision-making physique will maintain deliberations for 3 days outdoors Delhi.

    The CWC will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and deliberate on the technique for the upcoming meeting elections and the Lok Sabha polls.

    Talking concerning the deliberations to be held on Saturday, Venugopal stated, “The Congress president will be present. Former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and all other working committee members, including permanent invitees and special invitees, will also participate”

    “We have invited 90 people, but six of them have informed us about their inability to attend due to personal difficulties. All other 84 people will attend, including our four chief ministers,” he stated.

    On Sunday, there might be a gathering of the prolonged CWC to which all state occasion chiefs and CLP leaders, in addition to Parliamentary Party office-bearers, Central Election Committee members have been invited to strategize for the upcoming elections.

    “We invited 159 people, out of them 147 people are attending the meeting on Sunday,” Venugopal stated.

    On Sunday night, which is well known as Telangana National Integration Day, the occasion will maintain a ‘mega rally’ close to Hyderabad the place it’ll announce six ensures for the Telangana meeting elections, he stated.

    While the MPs of the occasion would return to Delhi for the particular session of Parliament after the rally, different leaders, CWC members, PCC presidents and CLP leaders will department out to the assorted meeting constituencies.

    “The charge sheet against the KCR government will come out, our workers will be there in all assembly constituencies. Along with the leaders, they will participate in this programme,” Venugopal stated.

    Kharge had on August 20 reconstituted the CWC, retaining the outdated guard and giving area to the younger within the 84-member physique. The CWC has 39 common members, 32 everlasting invitees and 13 particular invitees. These embrace 15 ladies and several other new faces reminiscent of Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot and Gaurav Gogoi who’re among the many common members.

  • Kharge reconstitutes CWC, Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot included in new staff

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reconstituted the occasion’s prime decision-making physique, the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

    While 39 members of the all-important panel are common members, it has 32 everlasting invitees, together with some in-charges of state and 13 particular invitees, together with presidents of the Youth Congress, the National Students’ Union of India, the Mahila Congress and the Seva Dal as ex-officio members.

    Shashi Tharoor, Anand Sharma and Mukul Wasnik, who have been a part of the group of 23 leaders that had raised questions on the occasion’s management underneath Sonia Gandhi, are among the many common members of the brand new CWC.

    Manish Tewari and Veerappa Moily, who have been additionally a part of the grouping, have been made everlasting invitees.

    Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Pratibha Singh have additionally been included within the essential panel, in response to a Congress assertion.

    Sachin Pilot, who rebelled towards the occasion’s authorities in Rajasthan and was later eliminated as deputy chief minister, can be among the many new CWC members.

    The CWC was fashioned months after Kharge grew to become the occasion president on October 10 final yr and replaces the Steering Committee that was fashioned as a stop-gap association.

    The common members of the CWC are Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Digvijaya Singh, P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Lal Thanhawala, Mukul Wasnik, Anand Sharma, Adhokrao Chavan, Ajay Maken, Charanjit Singh Channi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kumari Selja, the assertion stated.

    Gaikhangam, N Raghuveera Reddy, Shashi Tharoor, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Abhishek Singhvi, Salman Khurshid, Jairam Ramesh, Jitendra Singh, Randeep Surjewala, Sachin Pilot, Deepak Babaria, Jagdish Thakore, G S Mir, Avinash Pande, Deepa Das Munshi, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Gourav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, Kamaleshwar Patel and Ok C Venugopal are additionally members.

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reconstituted the occasion’s prime decision-making physique, the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

    While 39 members of the all-important panel are common members, it has 32 everlasting invitees, together with some in-charges of state and 13 particular invitees, together with presidents of the Youth Congress, the National Students’ Union of India, the Mahila Congress and the Seva Dal as ex-officio members.

    Shashi Tharoor, Anand Sharma and Mukul Wasnik, who have been a part of the group of 23 leaders that had raised questions on the occasion’s management underneath Sonia Gandhi, are among the many common members of the brand new CWC.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Manish Tewari and Veerappa Moily, who have been additionally a part of the grouping, have been made everlasting invitees.

    Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Pratibha Singh have additionally been included within the essential panel, in response to a Congress assertion.

    Sachin Pilot, who rebelled towards the occasion’s authorities in Rajasthan and was later eliminated as deputy chief minister, can be among the many new CWC members.

    The CWC was fashioned months after Kharge grew to become the occasion president on October 10 final yr and replaces the Steering Committee that was fashioned as a stop-gap association.

    The common members of the CWC are Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Meira Kumar, Digvijaya Singh, P Chidambaram, Tariq Anwar, Lal Thanhawala, Mukul Wasnik, Anand Sharma, Adhokrao Chavan, Ajay Maken, Charanjit Singh Channi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kumari Selja, the assertion stated.

    Gaikhangam, N Raghuveera Reddy, Shashi Tharoor, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Abhishek Singhvi, Salman Khurshid, Jairam Ramesh, Jitendra Singh, Randeep Surjewala, Sachin Pilot, Deepak Babaria, Jagdish Thakore, G S Mir, Avinash Pande, Deepa Das Munshi, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Gourav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, Kamaleshwar Patel and Ok C Venugopal are additionally members.

  • Age prohibit delaying induction into new Congress Working Committee

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: With Rajasthan infighting posing modern troubles for Congress throughout the election yr, the much-talked-about organisational reform of the grand outdated celebration is once more throughout the spotlight.

    While the tussle between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot over unfulfilled power-sharing ensures refuses to blow over, the announcement of a model new Congress Working Committee (CWC) may be getting delayed because of the model new provision of ‘50 per cent members Under 50’, in step with sources. 

    At the eighty fifth plenary session of the celebration in Raipur, the celebration Constitution has been amended to supply a reservation of fifty per cent for SC/ST/OBCs/minorities and a horizontal reservation of fifty per cent for youth and ladies throughout the reserved and unreserved courses.

    While the Karnataka elections are holding the celebration busy, the supply of inducting 50 per cent of members beneath 50 years into the CWC may be complicating the tactic further, talked about Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit.

    Though he is not in opposition to the idea of inducting youthful people into the apex physique, Dikshit talked about: “CWC is the highest decision-making body of the party and important names cannot be missed out. Also, Congress doesn’t have many positions to offer its experienced leaders. So the Working Committee is a great process of giving people some dignity and a place to work on a platform.”

    The Working Committee will get dissolved after a model new president is elected and it’ll probably be rapidly modified by a steering committee, consisting principally of the outdated CWC members.

    At the plenary session, the Steering Committee authorised AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge to pick CWC members and decided in opposition to holding the election.

    The pondering throughout the celebration might very nicely be that it is increased to be blamed for delaying the tactic than going by means of the consequence of not accommodating expert leaders above 50 years, says a senior Congress chief.

    “Though the CWC has been expanded to accommodate 35 members, with 50 per cent quota for youth and 50 per cent in other categories, there’s no scope of general category members above 50 years getting nominated,” he talked about. The celebration will anyway ought to maintain these close to the Gandhis, he talked about.

    “With these quotas, how can they pick new people other than the existing coterie? If they nominate the coterie back, it will become a laughing stock,” he talked about.

    Another senior chief talked about the looming inside strife in poll-bound states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh might have been addressed adequately if the CWC was in place.

    NEW DELHI: With Rajasthan infighting posing modern troubles for Congress throughout the election yr, the much-talked-about organisational reform of the grand outdated celebration is once more throughout the spotlight.

    While the tussle between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot over unfulfilled power-sharing ensures refuses to blow over, the announcement of a model new Congress Working Committee (CWC) may be getting delayed because of the model new provision of ‘50 per cent members Under 50’, in step with sources. 

    At the eighty fifth plenary session of the celebration in Raipur, the celebration Constitution has been amended to supply a reservation of fifty per cent for SC/ST/OBCs/minorities and a horizontal reservation of fifty per cent for youth and ladies throughout the reserved and unreserved courses.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    While the Karnataka elections are holding the celebration busy, the supply of inducting 50 per cent of members beneath 50 years into the CWC may be complicating the tactic further, talked about Congress chief Sandeep Dikshit.

    Though he is not in opposition to the idea of inducting youthful people into the apex physique, Dikshit talked about: “CWC is the highest decision-making body of the party and important names cannot be missed out. Also, Congress doesn’t have many positions to offer its experienced leaders. So the Working Committee is a great process of giving people some dignity and a place to work on a platform.”

    The Working Committee will get dissolved after a model new president is elected and it’ll probably be rapidly modified by a steering committee, consisting principally of the outdated CWC members.

    At the plenary session, the Steering Committee authorised AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge to pick CWC members and decided in opposition to holding the election.

    The pondering throughout the celebration might very nicely be that it is increased to be blamed for delaying the tactic than going by means of the consequence of not accommodating expert leaders above 50 years, says a senior Congress chief.

    “Though the CWC has been expanded to accommodate 35 members, with 50 per cent quota for youth and 50 per cent in other categories, there’s no scope of general category members above 50 years getting nominated,” he talked about. The celebration will anyway ought to maintain these close to the Gandhis, he talked about.

    “With these quotas, how can they pick new people other than the existing coterie? If they nominate the coterie back, it will become a laughing stock,” he talked about.

    Another senior chief talked about the looming inside strife in poll-bound states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh might have been addressed adequately if the CWC was in place.

  • Ahead of plenary session, doubts emerge over Congress Working Committee elections

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: A day after Congress veteran P Chidambaram spoke in regards to the want for holding elections to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and resolving the present points in regards to the electoral school, a piece of senior Congress leaders additionally raised considerations over ‘free and truthful election to the Working Committee if the social gathering determine to carry polls in the course of the plenary session. 

    The 3-day plenary session of Congress is scheduled to happen from February 24-26 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Echoing Chidambaram’s view, a number of senior Congress leaders mentioned that even when the social gathering decides to conduct an election to the Working committee, will probably be a compromised one because the AICC members are nominated by the High Command. The AICC members type the electoral school, which elects the 12 members to the CWC, the highest decision-making physique of the social gathering.

    Chidambaram was one of many first to come back out urging the social gathering to carry  CWC elections, urging the social gathering to induct younger members within the CWC. He had additionally urged that the problems in regards to the energy of the electoral school that may elect the CWC should be resolved by the election fee of the social gathering. Elections to the CWC haven’t taken place since 1997.

    The outgoing Steering Committee of the social gathering will determine on February 24 whether or not there can be elections for the CWC this time. According to the structure of the social gathering, the working committee shall include the president of the Congress, the Leader of the Congress Party in Parliament, and 23 different members of whom 12 members can be elected by the AICC, and the remainder shall be appointed by the president. The social gathering had mentioned that 1,338 elected AICC delegates will take part within the plenary session. 

    Only elected AICC delegates can vote within the CWC election, if it takes place, in keeping with the Constitution of the social gathering. The social gathering was in a spot after it launched an inventory of AICC delegates from Delhi, together with former prime minister Manmohan Singh, social gathering basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jagdish Tytler, whose title figured in a probe panel report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

    However, a senior chief factors out that even when the social gathering holds a CWC election, will probably be violating the social gathering Constitution because the AICC members usually are not elected in keeping with the social gathering’s structure. “None of AICC members are elected by the High command as per the Constitution. Each one of the AICC delegates has been vetted by the top leadership. It’s not a democratic process. It’s a farce just like Congress chief elections,” he mentioned, on situation of anonymity.

    In September final yr, the AICC Central Election Committee headed by Madhusudan Mistry had requested all PCC delegates to move resolutions authorizing the Congress Chief to appoint PCC chiefs and AICC delegates. “It will be a name-sake election just like the way they conducted Congress President election,” mentioned one other chief who was a part of the now non-existent G-23 group which fought for reforms. 

    While a number of leaders who spoke to this newspaper are in favor of conducting the CWC polls, they’re apprehensive in regards to the high brass shifting in that route. Another senior MP says that if the elections are held, it is going to positively spring some surprises.

    “The coterie in the Congress won’t let it happen. They know that stronger leaders will emerge to challenge the leadership. We have seen what happened in 1992 and 1997 after the CWC polls,” mentioned the chief. In 1992, then Congress President P V Narasimha Rao made your complete CWC resign after the elections and reconstituted the committee. “Rao made them resign as he didn’t want his political rivals who emerged as winners in the elections,” mentioned the chief.

    NEW DELHI: A day after Congress veteran P Chidambaram spoke in regards to the want for holding elections to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and resolving the present points in regards to the electoral school, a piece of senior Congress leaders additionally raised considerations over ‘free and truthful election to the Working Committee if the social gathering determine to carry polls in the course of the plenary session. 

    The 3-day plenary session of Congress is scheduled to happen from February 24-26 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Echoing Chidambaram’s view, a number of senior Congress leaders mentioned that even when the social gathering decides to conduct an election to the Working committee, will probably be a compromised one because the AICC members are nominated by the High Command. The AICC members type the electoral school, which elects the 12 members to the CWC, the highest decision-making physique of the social gathering.

    Chidambaram was one of many first to come back out urging the social gathering to carry  CWC elections, urging the social gathering to induct younger members within the CWC. He had additionally urged that the problems in regards to the energy of the electoral school that may elect the CWC should be resolved by the election fee of the social gathering. Elections to the CWC haven’t taken place since 1997.

    The outgoing Steering Committee of the social gathering will determine on February 24 whether or not there can be elections for the CWC this time. According to the structure of the social gathering, the working committee shall include the president of the Congress, the Leader of the Congress Party in Parliament, and 23 different members of whom 12 members can be elected by the AICC, and the remainder shall be appointed by the president. The social gathering had mentioned that 1,338 elected AICC delegates will take part within the plenary session. 

    Only elected AICC delegates can vote within the CWC election, if it takes place, in keeping with the Constitution of the social gathering. The social gathering was in a spot after it launched an inventory of AICC delegates from Delhi, together with former prime minister Manmohan Singh, social gathering basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jagdish Tytler, whose title figured in a probe panel report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

    However, a senior chief factors out that even when the social gathering holds a CWC election, will probably be violating the social gathering Constitution because the AICC members usually are not elected in keeping with the social gathering’s structure. “None of AICC members are elected by the High command as per the Constitution. Each one of the AICC delegates has been vetted by the top leadership. It’s not a democratic process. It’s a farce just like Congress chief elections,” he mentioned, on situation of anonymity.

    In September final yr, the AICC Central Election Committee headed by Madhusudan Mistry had requested all PCC delegates to move resolutions authorizing the Congress Chief to appoint PCC chiefs and AICC delegates. “It will be a name-sake election just like the way they conducted Congress President election,” mentioned one other chief who was a part of the now non-existent G-23 group which fought for reforms. 

    While a number of leaders who spoke to this newspaper are in favor of conducting the CWC polls, they’re apprehensive in regards to the high brass shifting in that route. Another senior MP says that if the elections are held, it is going to positively spring some surprises.

    “The coterie in the Congress won’t let it happen. They know that stronger leaders will emerge to challenge the leadership. We have seen what happened in 1992 and 1997 after the CWC polls,” mentioned the chief. In 1992, then Congress President P V Narasimha Rao made your complete CWC resign after the elections and reconstituted the committee. “Rao made them resign as he didn’t want his political rivals who emerged as winners in the elections,” mentioned the chief.

  • Shashi Tharoor, three others from Kerala eye CWC berth

    Express News Service

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  The Congress steering committee constituted by Mallikarjun Kharge in his first act as AICC chief is notable for the omission of Shashi Tharoor, his rival within the occasion’s presidential election. At the identical time, senior leaders from Kerala, A Okay Antony, Oommen Chandy and Okay C Venugopal, have been included within the committee which might govern the occasion till the plenary session, which might elect the brand new Congress Working Committee (CWC) in February. The trio is a part of the present CWC.

    All eyes are actually on the formation of the brand new CWC, which is probably going by February. Antony, 81, has expressed his need to step down from the occasion’s high physique, whereas Chandy, 78, just isn’t maintaining good well being and is unlikely to proceed.

    Senior leaders Ramesh Chennithala, Okay Muraleedharan and Kodikunnil Suresh in addition to Tharoor are eyeing a berth within the 25-member committee, by which 12 members are elected and 11 are nominated. Kharge and Congress parliamentary occasion chief Sonia Gandhi can be ex-officio members.

    The electoral school from Kerala may have 35 leaders, all AICC members. The Congress state management will quickly take steps to nominate the AICC members. A senior occasion chief informed TNIE that the 35 AICC members can be appointed diligently after correct screening.

    “In all likelihood, it would be Venugopal and Rahul Gandhi who would decide on who should contest. Anticipating a whip, Tharoor has said he is not ready to contest but should be nominated,” mentioned the chief.
    Chennithala, 66, has higher probabilities than Tharoor. A trusted chief of the Gandhis, his choice to again Kharge and tour throughout the nation for his campaigning has endeared him additional to Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka.

    Chennithala was final included within the CWC in 2004 as particular invitee. Though Muraleedharan and Kodikunnil haven’t urged the Congress excessive command to contemplate them within the CWC, they’ve despatched feelers.

    Community issue can be more likely to play its position within the CWC choice. The current contenders – Tharoor, Chennithala and Muraleedharan – belong to the identical group. Since Venugopal, who can be from the identical group, will proceed as CWC member, just one extra chief from the group is more likely to be thought of.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  The Congress steering committee constituted by Mallikarjun Kharge in his first act as AICC chief is notable for the omission of Shashi Tharoor, his rival within the occasion’s presidential election. At the identical time, senior leaders from Kerala, A Okay Antony, Oommen Chandy and Okay C Venugopal, have been included within the committee which might govern the occasion till the plenary session, which might elect the brand new Congress Working Committee (CWC) in February. The trio is a part of the present CWC.

    All eyes are actually on the formation of the brand new CWC, which is probably going by February. Antony, 81, has expressed his need to step down from the occasion’s high physique, whereas Chandy, 78, just isn’t maintaining good well being and is unlikely to proceed.

    Senior leaders Ramesh Chennithala, Okay Muraleedharan and Kodikunnil Suresh in addition to Tharoor are eyeing a berth within the 25-member committee, by which 12 members are elected and 11 are nominated. Kharge and Congress parliamentary occasion chief Sonia Gandhi can be ex-officio members.

    The electoral school from Kerala may have 35 leaders, all AICC members. The Congress state management will quickly take steps to nominate the AICC members. A senior occasion chief informed TNIE that the 35 AICC members can be appointed diligently after correct screening.

    “In all likelihood, it would be Venugopal and Rahul Gandhi who would decide on who should contest. Anticipating a whip, Tharoor has said he is not ready to contest but should be nominated,” mentioned the chief.
    Chennithala, 66, has higher probabilities than Tharoor. A trusted chief of the Gandhis, his choice to again Kharge and tour throughout the nation for his campaigning has endeared him additional to Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka.

    Chennithala was final included within the CWC in 2004 as particular invitee. Though Muraleedharan and Kodikunnil haven’t urged the Congress excessive command to contemplate them within the CWC, they’ve despatched feelers.

    Community issue can be more likely to play its position within the CWC choice. The current contenders – Tharoor, Chennithala and Muraleedharan – belong to the identical group. Since Venugopal, who can be from the identical group, will proceed as CWC member, just one extra chief from the group is more likely to be thought of.

  • New Congress chief Kharge types 47-member Steering Committee, retains most from CWC

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday arrange a 47-member Steering Committee that features former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the occasion’s ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

    The interim panel headed by him would take the place of the Congress Working Committee, the apex decision-making physique, until a brand new CWC is shaped after Kharge’s election is ratified on the occasion plenary.

    Most of the members of the final CWC have been retained within the committee which was introduced hours after Kharge took over as the brand new occasion Congress president.

    All CWC members and workplace bearers of the occasion tendered their resignations to the brand new occasion chief to allow him to decide on his personal crew.

    According to a communication from the AICC common secretary (Organisation), the committee members embody senior occasion leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh.

    “As per Article XV (b) of the Constitution of the Indian National Congress, the Congress president has constituted the Steering Committee which would function in place of the Congress Working Committee,” Venugopal stated within the order.

    The CWC is the best decision-making physique of the Congress and the Steering Committee will now take all selections until the ratification of Kharge’s election on the occasion’s plenary session attended by all PCC delegates.

    The session is prone to be held in March subsequent 12 months.

    NEW DELHI: New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday arrange a 47-member Steering Committee that features former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the occasion’s ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

    The interim panel headed by him would take the place of the Congress Working Committee, the apex decision-making physique, until a brand new CWC is shaped after Kharge’s election is ratified on the occasion plenary.

    Most of the members of the final CWC have been retained within the committee which was introduced hours after Kharge took over as the brand new occasion Congress president.

    All CWC members and workplace bearers of the occasion tendered their resignations to the brand new occasion chief to allow him to decide on his personal crew.

    According to a communication from the AICC common secretary (Organisation), the committee members embody senior occasion leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh.

    “As per Article XV (b) of the Constitution of the Indian National Congress, the Congress president has constituted the Steering Committee which would function in place of the Congress Working Committee,” Venugopal stated within the order.

    The CWC is the best decision-making physique of the Congress and the Steering Committee will now take all selections until the ratification of Kharge’s election on the occasion’s plenary session attended by all PCC delegates.

    The session is prone to be held in March subsequent 12 months.

  • All CWC members, basic secretaries, and in-charges tender their resignation to Kharge

    By IANS

    NEW DELHI: After Mallikarjun Kharge formally took cost because the Congress president on Wednesday, all of the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), basic secretaries and in-charges tendered their resignations.

    The new President will announce his new workforce whereas the CWC election will happen to elect 12 members.

    “All the CWC Members, AICC General Secretaries and Incharges have tendered their resignation to Hon’ble Congress President,” tweeted Ok.C. Venugopal.

    All the CWC Members, AICC General Secretaries and Incharges have tendered their resignation to Hon’ble Congress President.

    — Ok C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) October 26, 2022

    Earlier, Kharge in his maiden speech mentioned, “There is an attempt to replace Baba Saheb’s Constitution with the Sangh Constitution and the Congress will not let it happen.”

    He alleged that the “New India was without jobs, poverty is large and farmers are being crushed under wheels. The government’s effort is to make the country oppositionless, but the Congress will fight the government for the people.”

    He mentioned as per the Udaipur declaration, the get together posts will likely be stuffed and there will likely be a social advisory Committee with particular emphasis on SC, ST and OBC.

    He mentioned that he began his profession as a block Congress committee employee in 1969 and now’s the get together President.

    He additionally thanked Sonia Gandhi for her efforts to strengthen the Congress because the get together president.

    NEW DELHI: After Mallikarjun Kharge formally took cost because the Congress president on Wednesday, all of the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), basic secretaries and in-charges tendered their resignations.

    The new President will announce his new workforce whereas the CWC election will happen to elect 12 members.

    “All the CWC Members, AICC General Secretaries and Incharges have tendered their resignation to Hon’ble Congress President,” tweeted Ok.C. Venugopal.

    All the CWC Members, AICC General Secretaries and Incharges have tendered their resignation to Hon’ble Congress President.
    — Ok C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) October 26, 2022
    Earlier, Kharge in his maiden speech mentioned, “There is an attempt to replace Baba Saheb’s Constitution with the Sangh Constitution and the Congress will not let it happen.”

    He alleged that the “New India was without jobs, poverty is large and farmers are being crushed under wheels. The government’s effort is to make the country oppositionless, but the Congress will fight the government for the people.”

    He mentioned as per the Udaipur declaration, the get together posts will likely be stuffed and there will likely be a social advisory Committee with particular emphasis on SC, ST and OBC.

    He mentioned that he began his profession as a block Congress committee employee in 1969 and now’s the get together President.

    He additionally thanked Sonia Gandhi for her efforts to strengthen the Congress because the get together president.