Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack at the BJP-led government as he chaired the meeting of the recently-constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) in the national capital as he spoke about winning the trust of people.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack at the BJP-led government as he chaired the meeting of the recently-constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) in the national capital as he spoke about winning the trust of people.
This is Congress president's first CWC meet after taking over the rein of the Sonia Gandhi. In his opening remark, reminded the role of the party as the voice of India as also its responsibility of present and future, charging that the BJP attacks institutions, Dalits, tribals, backwards, minorities and the poor.
Gandhi described the CWC as "institution comprising experience and energy, as a bridge between the past, present and the future."
Stating that expansion of party vote base is one of our biggest tasks, Rahul said, "In each constituency, we have to find people who have not voted for us, develop strategy to win back their trust."
The extended CWC has authorised Rahul Gandhi to forge an alliance with like-minded parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha election to take on the BJP. The party also authorised Gandhi to constitute a committee to work out alliances with various national and regional parties to form a grand national alliance.
Former party president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in her address to the newly-constituted Congress Working Committee, said, "We are committed to make alliances work and we are all with Congress President Rahul Gandhi in this endeavour."
Sonia Gandhi also cautioned the people about the 'reign of despair and fear' heaped upon India's deprived and poor. "Rhetoric of Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his "desperation" reflecting that the "reverse countdown" of the Modi government has begun," she said.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, in his address assured Rahul Gandhi that he and all other Congressmen will help him in the onerous task of restoring India's social harmony and economic development.
Singh also trained guns at the ruling Centre and said, "It's a culture of constant self-praise and jumlas as against solid policy framework for driving the engine of growth."
He also raised question over Centre's promise of doubling farmers' income by 2022 and said the Modi government's claim will require an agricultural growth rate of 14% which is nowhere in sight."
Earlier this week, Rahul rejigged the committee and dropped senior party leaders like Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mohan Prakash, CP Joshi and Shashi Tharoor from the committee. He also appointed some new members including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, Tarun Gogoi, Siddaramaiah, Sheila Dikshit, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge.
The new CWC includes 23 members, 19 permanent invitees, and nine special invitees.
(With agency inputs)
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