Congress to finalise party's manifesto today

The Congress will hold its working committee meeting here Tuesday to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, and give a message against the “atmosphere of fear, hate and violence” prevailing in the country, the party has said.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be at the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha for the meeting and the party will take Mahatma Gandhi’s message all over the country, a party leader said.

There will be a prayer meeting, a ‘shanti’ (peace) march, and a public meeting at the Sevagram Ashram in which Rahul Gandhi will give his message, he said, adding that holding the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Wardha has a lot of symbolism attached to it.

“The preliminary deliberations of Individual Satyagraha were held in Sevagram in 1940. The CWC met in Sevagram and adopted the resolution on Quit India movement on July 14, 1942,” he said.

The Quit India movement was launched in Mumbai on August 8, 1942.

“A meeting was held in Sevagram from March 12 to 14, 1948, with the subject ‘Gandhi has gone: who will guide us now’, and among those who attended the meeting included the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Vinoba Bhave and Jaiprakash Narayan,” he said.

When Mahatma Gandhi started his padayatra in 1930 from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, he had decided not to return to Sabarmati till India was free, the leader recalled.

“Gandhiji was jailed for more than two years and on his release, he spent time travelling considerably in central India. He came to Wardha in 1934 at the invitation of businessman and philanthropist Jamnalal Bajaj,” he said.

In April 1936, Mahatma Gandhi established his residence in the Shegaon village near Wardha and he renamed it as Sevagram, which means ‘village of service’.

The Congress will hold its working committee meeting here Tuesday to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, and give a message against the “atmosphere of fear, hate and violence” prevailing in the country, the party has said.

The Congress will hold its working committee meeting here Tuesday to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, and give a message against the “atmosphere of fear, hate and violence” prevailing in the country, the party has said. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will be at the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha for the meeting and the party will take Mahatma Gandhi’s message all over the country, a party leader said. There will be a prayer meeting, a ‘shanti’ (peace) march, and a public meeting at the Sevagram Ashram in which Rahul Gandhi will give his message, he said, adding that holding the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Wardha has a lot of symbolism attached to it. “The preliminary deliberations of Individual Satyagraha were held in Sevagram in 1940. The CWC met in Sevagram and adopted the resolution on Quit India movement on July 14, 1942,” he said. The Quit India movement was launched in Mumbai on August 8, 1942. “A meeting was held in Sevagram from March 12 to 14, 1948, with the subject ‘Gandhi has gone: who will guide us now’, and among those who attended the meeting included the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Vinoba Bhave and Jaiprakash Narayan,” he said. When Mahatma Gandhi started his padayatra in 1930 from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, he had decided not to return to Sabarmati till India was free, the leader recalled. “Gandhiji was jailed for more than two years and on his release, he spent time travelling considerably in central India. He came to Wardha in 1934 at the invitation of businessman and philanthropist Jamnalal Bajaj,” he said. In April 1936, Mahatma Gandhi established his residence in the Shegaon village near Wardha and he renamed it as Sevagram, which means ‘village of service’.

Congress to hold CWC meet at Wardha, to focus on Sevagram

On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, the Congress will discuss the country's social, political and cultural atmosphere and pass a resolution urging people to follow his vision of love, peace and brotherhood.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet at Mahatma Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in Maharashtra on October 2, where former prime minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party president Rahul Gandhi will lead the deliberations.

The CWC is the top decision-making body of the grand old party. On the birth anniversary of the father of the nation, the Congress is seeking to send a political message to the country ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The party is on an all-out mission to defeat the BJP in the next general elections and is utilising every occasion to attack the ruling party and the RSS.

"On Gandhiji's birth anniversary, the CWC under Rahul Gandhi's presidentship will meet and discuss the current social political and cultural atmosphere under the BJP and Narendra Modi's rule, and will send Gandhiji's message of love, peace and communal harmony from Bapu's ashram, where he spent the last 12 years of his life," AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot told PTI.

He said, "Mahatma Gandhi message has assumed significant in today's India which is being increasingly gripped by the politics of hatred and communal violence being spread by the BJP and the RSS."

On October 2, top Congress leadership will pay their respects to Gandhiji at his samadhi in Delhi and will then attend a prayer meeting at his Wardha ashram.&nbsp;

Gehlot said a peace march will also be taken out by Congress workers in the afternoon followed by a public meeting at Wardha. Top Congress leaders from across the country will attend the rally.

According to a senior party leader, the Congress will hold its working committee meeting in Wardha on October 2 to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary celebrations and will give a message against the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence prevailing in the country".

"Now fascist forces have have started taking the name of Mahatma Gandhi. Those who do not believe in democracy, those who believe in violence, these forces are indulging in politics over his name," the leader said.

"In my entire political career, I have never seen such a political atmosphere --every family, every household is living in fear. There is an atmosphere of hate, there is an atmosphere of violence, innocents are being killed, economy has collapsed, farmers are committing suicide," he alleged.

Claiming that messages of hate were being sent "from the top", Gehlot said it was only befitting that a message to remove the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence" is given from a place where the Quit India resolution was passed.

On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, the Congress will discuss the country's social, political and cultural atmosphere and pass a resolution urging people to follow his vision of love, peace and brotherhood.

On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, the Congress will discuss the country's social, political and cultural atmosphere and pass a resolution urging people to follow his vision of love, peace and brotherhood. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet at Mahatma Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in Maharashtra on October 2, where former prime minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party president Rahul Gandhi will lead the deliberations. The CWC is the top decision-making body of the grand old party. On the birth anniversary of the father of the nation, the Congress is seeking to send a political message to the country ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The party is on an all-out mission to defeat the BJP in the next general elections and is utilising every occasion to attack the ruling party and the RSS. "On Gandhiji's birth anniversary, the CWC under Rahul Gandhi's presidentship will meet and discuss the current social political and cultural atmosphere under the BJP and Narendra Modi's rule, and will send Gandhiji's message of love, peace and communal harmony from Bapu's ashram, where he spent the last 12 years of his life," AICC General Secretary Ashok Gehlot told PTI. He said, "Mahatma Gandhi message has assumed significant in today's India which is being increasingly gripped by the politics of hatred and communal violence being spread by the BJP and the RSS." On October 2, top Congress leadership will pay their respects to Gandhiji at his samadhi in Delhi and will then attend a prayer meeting at his Wardha ashram. Gehlot said a peace march will also be taken out by Congress workers in the afternoon followed by a public meeting at Wardha. Top Congress leaders from across the country will attend the rally. According to a senior party leader, the Congress will hold its working committee meeting in Wardha on October 2 to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary celebrations and will give a message against the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence prevailing in the country". "Now fascist forces have have started taking the name of Mahatma Gandhi. Those who do not believe in democracy, those who believe in violence, these forces are indulging in politics over his name," the leader said. "In my entire political career, I have never seen such a political atmosphere --every family, every household is living in fear. There is an atmosphere of hate, there is an atmosphere of violence, innocents are being killed, economy has collapsed, farmers are committing suicide," he alleged. Claiming that messages of hate were being sent "from the top", Gehlot said it was only befitting that a message to remove the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence" is given from a place where the Quit India resolution was passed.

CWC to discuss India's social, political, cultural atmosphere on October 2

Resignations in the Congress have begun ahead of party President Rahul Gandhi&#39;s announcement of his new team.&nbsp;

Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party&#39;s UP unit; Shantaram Naik has quit as Goa Congress chief.&nbsp;

News reports added that Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki is also believed to have tendered his resignation to the party&#39;s central leadership. The reports added that a number of further resignations are expected.&nbsp;

The nudge had come from Rahul himself, with the Congress President saying recently that it was time for the old-timers to step aside.&nbsp;

Naik, who quit first, said he was following Rahul&#39;s advice.&nbsp;

A change of guard in the Congress has been talked about for close to forever now &mdash; ever since Rahul was anointed party vice-president in January 2013 &mdash; with people in the know saying the changeover was filling the party&#39;s old-timers with dread.&nbsp;

These latest resignations, of Naik and Babbar, then are being thought of as the first in a long list to come.&nbsp;

The reports however added that Babbar&#39;s resignation is also being linked the Congress&#39; <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/uttar-pradesh-bypolls-up-shocker-sp-wins-both-yogi-bastion-of-gorakhpur-and-phulpur-seat-35824" target="_blank">worst-ever performance</a> in the recent UP (Gorakhpur and Phulpur) Lok Sabha bypolls&nbsp;which were won by the Samajwadi Party.&nbsp;

Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party's UP unit. Reports add that Gujarat chief Bharatsinh Solanki has also put in his papers

Resignations in the Congress have begun ahead of party President Rahul Gandhi's announcement of his new team. Actor-politician Raj Babbar has quit as chief of the party's UP unit; Shantaram Naik has quit as Goa Congress chief. News reports added that Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki is also believed to have tendered his resignation to the party's central leadership. The reports added that a number of further resignations are expected. The nudge had come from Rahul himself, with the Congress President saying recently that it was time for the old-timers to step aside. Naik, who quit first, said he was following Rahul's advice. A change of guard in the Congress has been talked about for close to forever now — ever since Rahul was anointed party vice-president in January 2013 — with people in the know saying the changeover was filling the party's old-timers with dread. These latest resignations, of Naik and Babbar, then are being thought of as the first in a long list to come. The reports however added that Babbar's resignation is also being linked the Congress' worst-ever performance in the recent UP (Gorakhpur and Phulpur) Lok Sabha bypolls which were won by the Samajwadi Party.

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Congress Working Committee(CWC) today passed a resolution to make&nbsp;Rahul Gandhi president of the party.

The CWC meeting began at 10 Janpath in the capital on Monday morning to&nbsp;set a&nbsp;date for party elections to&nbsp;elect a new leader.

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Congress Working Committee(CWC) today passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi president of the party. The CWC meeting began at 10 Janpath in the capital on Monday morning to set a date for party elections to elect a new leader. Delhi: Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting to begin shortly, leaders arrive at 10 Janpath pic.twitter.com/pHKnqYdLDd — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2017 × Rahul Gandhi's elevation would mean Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be stepping down after the longest reign ever at the helm of the grand old party lasting nineteen years. Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at 10, Janpath pic.twitter.com/pBjydJoqij — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2017 × Sonia Gandhi had dislodged Sitaram Kesri in 1998 to become the Congress president.

CWC passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi Congress president

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday (November 20)&nbsp;to finalise the schedule of the organisational elections of the Congress party, sources confirmed.

The meeting will take place at 10:30 am.

Sources also indicated that in all probability Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would be elevated as the President of the Congress before December 5.

Sources also said that the elevation is not going to be delayed any further. The CWC is expected to adopt the resolution to make Rahul Gandhi Congress president on Monday which would subsequently be ratified by the All India Congress Committee. As per the rules of the Congress constitution,&nbsp;the final ratification has to be done by the All India Congress Committee (AICC). 
 
Sonia Gandhi&rsquo;s elevation as the President by CWC was challenged by Jitendra Prasad which led to an election.

Earlier there were speculations that Rahul Gandhi&rsquo;s elevation has been put off but the sources inside Congress confirmed that no such decision had been taken.

The CWC can also be expected to look at the Gujarat elections but it would be peripheral.

It is for this reason that the agenda of the CWC has been kept open.

Sonia Gandhi has been the longest serving President of the grand old party. She assumed office in 1998 and has continued since then.

 
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the Congress Working Committee on Sunday morning to finalise the schedule of the organisational elections of the Congress party

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday (November 20) to finalise the schedule of the organisational elections of the Congress party, sources confirmed. The meeting will take place at 10:30 am. Sources also indicated that in all probability Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi would be elevated as the President of the Congress before December 5. Sources also said that the elevation is not going to be delayed any further. The CWC is expected to adopt the resolution to make Rahul Gandhi Congress president on Monday which would subsequently be ratified by the All India Congress Committee. As per the rules of the Congress constitution, the final ratification has to be done by the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Sonia Gandhi’s elevation as the President by CWC was challenged by Jitendra Prasad which led to an election. Earlier there were speculations that Rahul Gandhi’s elevation has been put off but the sources inside Congress confirmed that no such decision had been taken. The CWC can also be expected to look at the Gujarat elections but it would be peripheral. It is for this reason that the agenda of the CWC has been kept open. Sonia Gandhi has been the longest serving President of the grand old party. She assumed office in 1998 and has continued since then.

Rahul Gandhi to be made Congress President before December 5: Sources to WION

Sonia Gandhi is likely to step down as Congress president paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to take over as the Congress president when the party holds its internal elections by October 15.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party&#39;s highest decision-making body, today approved the schedule for internal elections under which the party has to complete the exercise by October 15.&nbsp;

In her speech at the CWC meeting, Sonia Gandhi exhorted party members to strengthen the organisation and complete the organisational polls with &quot;speed and sincerity&quot;.

&quot;We must strengthen our organisation. The ongoing organisational elections must be completed with the utmost speed and sincerity,&quot; she said at the meeting, ahead of the CWC approving the poll schedule.&nbsp;

Asked whether the issue of elevation of Rahul Gandhi was discussed at the meeting, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad replied in the negative.&nbsp;

&quot;The schedule for organisational elections has been cleared by the CWC,&quot; Azad said, adding that Rahul&#39;s elevation was not specifically discussed.

The CWC members had in the last meeting in November unanimously expressed &quot;strong sentiment&quot; for Rahul&#39;s elevation for the first time and may take it further.&nbsp;

At the November 7 meeting, all members, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior leader A K Antony, had made a strong pitch for Rahul to take over the reins of the party.&nbsp;

The Congress president has created a record by being at the helm of the 130-year-old organisation for nearly two decades since late Sitaram Kesri&#39;s ouster by the CWC in early 1998.

Rahul was appointed party vice president in January 2013 at Congress&#39;s brainstorming session in Jaipur.

(PTI)

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision-making body, today approved the schedule for internal elections under which the party has to complete the exercise by October 15

Sonia Gandhi is likely to step down as Congress president paving the way for Rahul Gandhi to take over as the Congress president when the party holds its internal elections by October 15. The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision-making body, today approved the schedule for internal elections under which the party has to complete the exercise by October 15. In her speech at the CWC meeting, Sonia Gandhi exhorted party members to strengthen the organisation and complete the organisational polls with "speed and sincerity". "We must strengthen our organisation. The ongoing organisational elections must be completed with the utmost speed and sincerity," she said at the meeting, ahead of the CWC approving the poll schedule. Asked whether the issue of elevation of Rahul Gandhi was discussed at the meeting, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad replied in the negative. "The schedule for organisational elections has been cleared by the CWC," Azad said, adding that Rahul's elevation was not specifically discussed. The CWC members had in the last meeting in November unanimously expressed "strong sentiment" for Rahul's elevation for the first time and may take it further. At the November 7 meeting, all members, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior leader A K Antony, had made a strong pitch for Rahul to take over the reins of the party. The Congress president has created a record by being at the helm of the 130-year-old organisation for nearly two decades since late Sitaram Kesri's ouster by the CWC in early 1998. Rahul was appointed party vice president in January 2013 at Congress's brainstorming session in Jaipur. (PTI)

Rahul Gandhi likely to replace Sonia Gandhi as Congress president in October

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