Adhir Ranjan says Gandhis proposed to sacrifice their posts at CWC meeting, rejected
India | March 14, 2022 9:36 ISTThe CWC held their meeting on Sunday to discuss the drubbing the party faced in assembly elections in 5 states concluded recently.
The CWC held their meeting on Sunday to discuss the drubbing the party faced in assembly elections in 5 states concluded recently.
Srinivas, who is a special invitee to the Congress’ highest decision-making body CWC, took to Twitter to express his backing for the Gandhi family ahead of the high-level party meeting, where a post-mortem of the party's recent electoral debacle in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab -- is expected.
Sources said, "G23, which consists of Anand Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, had suggested Mukul Wasnik's name for the post of president of the party. But it was not accepted."
The crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting after the poll debacle in 5 states is underway in Delhi. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ambika Soni, Salman Khurshid, Ajay Maken, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, P Chidambaram, Ashok Gehlot, other leaders present.
The UP debacle has proved that the brother-sister duo is no match to the election machinery of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress general secretary in-charge Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi addressed 209 rallies and roadshows, the maximum by any top leader during the UP election campaign, followed closely by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who spoke at 203 poll events.
The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha are likely to start functioning simultaneously from 11 am during the second part of the budget session of Parliament from March 14.
Priyanka Gandhi will participate in a private event related to an NGO in a hotel in Jaipur and shall return to Lucknow on Tuesday morning at 8.30 a.m.
Exit Poll 2022: Ahead of the counting day on March 10, India TV brings you Exit Polls of 5 states to gauge the mood of people in -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur -- where polling was held from February 10 to March 7.
Accusing her party rivals in general of practising politics of caste and religion and the BJP in particular of pursuing “hollow nationalism”, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she would stay put in the state and continue to fight for its people till the emergence of a true and correct change in its politics.
Addressing an election meeting in Balrampur, Vadra accused the opposition of only being interested in taking people’s votes on the basis of caste and religion while caring little for them and their welfare.
Gandhi accepted that Congress had weakened in the state over the past few decades but the party has worked hard now to rebuild it and reconnect with public.
Former Union Minister RPN Singh dismissed the impact of UP minister and Other Backward Class leader Swami Prasad Maurya switching over to the Samajwadi Party.
This election, Mayawati could be seen keeping herself away from the active campaigning. She addressed the first rally on February 2 in Agra, just a week before the polling in the first phase.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, Priyanka Gandhi said the issue of terrorism was being raised in poll season deliberately by BJP to divert attention from relevant issues like unemployment, price rise.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that Congress is fighting the UP election with full strength, adding that "this is a new beginning".
Addressing an election event on Tuesday, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Channi said 'don't let UP, Bihar ke bhaiya enter Punjab'. Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also seen clapping to the remark, which now seems to have given rise to a major political controversy. BJP is slamming the grand old party for the same. Watch Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
With Priyanka Gandhi by his side, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi stoked a controversy, saying he won't let "UP, Bihar ke bhaiya" enter the state. Priyanka Gandhi was seen laughing and clapping as Channi made the statment.
Addressing an election rally in Imphal online, Priyanka Gandhi also promised to "protect civil liberties and democratic rights" of all people in the militancy-hit state.
BJP has accused Punjab CM Channi of insulting people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and attacked Priyanka saying Congress wants to divide the people of the country.
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