Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, who were in Chhattisgarh to attend the 85th plenary session of the party, visited the historical and archaeological city of Sirpur in Mahasamund district on Sunday.
Terming itself as the first political party to come out with a "National Security Strategy for India" in 2019, the Congress party on Saturday released a slew of 'international resolutions' at the 85th plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.
Marking a landmark organizational change, Congress Party on Saturday decided to provide a 50 per cent reservation to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs), other backward classes (OBCs), women, youth and minorities in its working committee and at all party positions.
An Indian Administrative Service Officer of 1987 batch (Chhattisgarh cadre), Subrahmanyam has held many important assignments over the last three decades in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jammu and Kashmir, along with a stint at The World Bank.
Congress leaders allegedly raised "Modi teri kabar khudegi" slogan after party leader Pawan Khera was stopped from boarding a flight to Chhattisgarh's Raipur at the Delhi airport on Thursday.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said she was glad that her innings could conclude with the party's mass outreach programme 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' while describing the march as "a turning point" for the party.
He further said, "Congress plenary session is being organised here, these 16 lakh poor families want to ask the national leaders of the Congress, what is their fault that the state government has deprived them of the PM Awas. Those who did not get the PM Awas, today they are holding a housel
The incident took place between Jagargunda and Kunded under Jagargunda police station limits at around 9 am on Saturday, said Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IG) P Sundarraj.
The 85th plenary session of the Congress party began on Friday in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Party Chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address the session on Saturday.
The Steering Committee of Congress met on Friday morning and decided to go for nomination members to Congress Working Committee in view of the challenges faced by the party and the proposed amendments to the party's constitution