Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of senior leaders, including some of the 23 “dissenters”, at her residence on Saturda...
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of senior leaders, including some of the 23 “dissenters”, at her residence on Saturday to discuss matters like the revival of the party, upcoming Assembly elections and the farmers’ protest, The Hindu reported on Thursday.
This will be the first in-person party meeting at Gandhi’s residence since the imposition of the countrywide lockdown on March 25 to control the spread of the coronavirus. An unidentified Congress leader told the newspaper that the meeting could stretch till Sunday.
The Congress is likely to decide on alliances for the elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, which are scheduled to take place next year. The party leaders are also expected to talk about Congress’ performance in the Bihar Assembly elections and the setback in the bye-polls in 11 states.
The party will also discuss the cancellation of the Parliament’s winter session. Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had asked the Centre to hold a short session to discuss the intensifying farmers’ protest.
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An unidentified Congress member told Hindustan Times that Sonia Gandhi wanted all the leaders to work closely with Rahul Gandhi and put at end to the impasse within the party.
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