Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the AICC meeting in Ahmedabad will focus on strengthening the party at the grassroots level.
"The economy has taken a wrong turn. We had been saying earlier too that if this economy is not managed, it will have a huge impact on Indian trade, and employment opportunities will drastically reduce. Strengthening the economy is very essential," Shukla told ANI.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and other prominent Congress leaders are participating in the meeting.
Ahead of the 84th national convention of AICC, senior leaders of the Congress party, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, arrived in Ahmedabad to attend the conference on Tuesday.
Speaking to ANI, Shaktisinh Gohil said, "Congress has always put national interest first... During independence struggle, it was Congress and in once such convention, there were demands of sovereignty. Whenever there is AICC session, we make resolutions with new vision and plans for future g
"Rahul Gandhi has said that we will break the arrogance of the BJP in their stronghold. So, the revival of Congress is starting from Gujarat. I am missing my father Ahmed Patel because CWC meeting is being held here after 6 decades. People are excited and our message is that Congress stands
Ahmedabad is all set to host the 84th National Convention of the AICC on April 8-9, marking the event's historic return to Gujarat after a 64-year gap. As part of the convention, Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be held later today in the city.
"We had a meeting of all the District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in Delhi, lot of leaders have given suggestions, and we are going to discuss those. It will be a turning point for the congress party in the future," Shivakumar told ANI.
Ahead of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) national convention in Ahmedabad, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday expressed confidence that the resolutions would mark a change in course of politics in the country and provide guidance to Congress.
Writer Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday, said that she felt bad when Congress did not call a CWC meeting to formally pay condolences to his father during his demise.
Calling former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh her "friend, philosopher and guide," Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday mourned the death of former PM and said that he was the "epitome of wisdom, nobility and humility."
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting commenced at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Friday, in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and MP R