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New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the BJP in the Congress session of Raipur and said that the government is crushing the constitutional values and the constitutional institutions are under the control of the RSS-BJP. Meanwhile, Sonia mentioned the Bharat Jodo Yatra and said that it has revived the people’s connection with the Congress.
Sonia Gandhi said that Congress strengthened democracy. We gave a good government under the leadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. While attacking the BJP, he said that today is a challenging time for the country and the Congress. Dalits, minorities, women are being oppressed and the government is supporting some industrialists.
Hinting the end of her political innings, Sonia Gandhi said that her political innings may come to an end with the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The UPA president said, “Our victories in 2004 and 2009 as well as Dr. Manmohan Singh’s skillful leadership gave me personal satisfaction, but what gives me the greatest joy is that my innings ended with the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which proved to be a turning point for the Congress.”
The former president of Congress said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra has been successful under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi made the difficult journey possible. It has revitalized the Congress’s engagement with the public. Congress has made a commitment that it will fight to save the country. Congress will fight for the interests of the country. Strong workers are the strength of Congress. We need to work with discipline. We have to convey our message to the people. Sonia has appealed that there is a need to put personal interests aside and make sacrifices. The victory of the party will be the victory of the country and under the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge we will succeed.
Addressing the session before Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that India is going through the most difficult period. Today the country needs a new movement. ‘Service, struggle and sacrifice first Hindustan’, this will be our slogan.
Attacking the BJP, Kharge said that the atmosphere of the country has deteriorated due to hatred. To stop this convention, BJP raided the ED here, arrested our people. An attempt is being made to destroy the democracy of the country. Thanking Rahul Gandhi, Kharge said that he gave hope to Roshni, Rahul ji made the impossible possible. At the same time, while attacking the central government, the Congress president said that I have no hesitation in saying that the DNA of the government sitting in Delhi is anti-poor.
At the same time Congress has made some reforms in its constitution. After which the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will now have 35 members, of which 50% will be women, OBCs, minorities. Former Congress presidents, MPs, former prime ministers will be part of the CEC. Earlier CWC had 23 members. Apart from this, 50 percent posts will be given to people below 50 years of age. Apart from this, now membership of Congress party will be available only digitally. Focus will be on booths. Transgenders will get a place in the party and the form will have a mother and wife column.
