The gathering in Raipur would be the Congress’s eighty fifth plenary session.
New Delhi:
Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, son Rahul and daughter Priyanka is not going to attend a key assembly to be held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur Friday that may focus on elections to the occasion’s prime physique, the Working Committee, sources informed NDTV.
In line with sources, the Gandhis wish to give a free hand to the brand new Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and never affect the choices in any approach. They’ll, nevertheless, attend the remainder of the conclave that hopes to brainstorm for the 2024 nationwide elections.
After back-to-back election defeats, years of inner wrangling for an overhaul and an exodus of leaders, Sonia Gandhi handed on the reins of the 137-year-old outfit to loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge in October. Thought of the primary household of the occasion, the Gandhis preserve a agency maintain on it.
The gathering in Raipur would be the Congress’s eighty fifth plenary session. The occasion is predicted to take key choices in the course of the three-day session that may lay out a roadmap for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and finalise the technique for ballot tie-ups with different opposition events to tackle the BJP.
On the steering committee assembly, which the Gandhis will skip, Congress leaders are anticipated to endorse the management of Mallikarjun Kharge and pave the way in which for a brand new working committee led by him.
Round 15,000 delegates will attend the session that comes within the wake of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a large cross-country foot march led by Rahul Gandhi that aimed to rally supporters and deal with the occasion’s disconnect with the voters.
On the primary day of the three-day session, the steering committee, which is standing in for the Working Committee after the earlier one was dissolved in the course of the management custom, will determine whether or not there can be elections to the highest decision-making physique or not.
Requested whether or not polls can be held for the Congress Working Committee (CWC) seats, Congress common secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh mentioned on Thursday, “The steering committee will determine on it tomorrow. This matter will definitely come up in the course of the steering committee assembly… I am unable to say something about it in the present day.”
“However we’re prepared for the (CWC) polls, all preparations have been made. If the choice is in favour of the polls, then elections will happen,” Mr Ramesh mentioned at a press convention.
The Congress chief mentioned following the assembly of the steering committee, there can be a gathering of the Topics Committee at 4 pm the identical day through which six resolutions can be thought of.
“On February 25 (Saturday), resolutions associated to political, financial and worldwide issues can be mentioned and on February