Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will finalise the candidates for the highly anticipated, Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and the announcement will be made soon.
Hitting out at PM Modi, Kharge said, They are seeking 400-plus seats not for the welfare of the poor, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward caste....They are seeking it to take away the poor people's rights."
In another blow to Congress, two leaders Neeraj Basoya and Nasseb Singh resigned from the primary membership of the party on Wednesday amid Lok Sabha elections.
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, on Wednesday, on the occasion of International Labour Day, emphasised the party's "five guarantees" to ensure the "self-respect" of those working in the unorganised sector if voted to power.
Devender Yadav won from the Badli assembly constituency in Delhi in 2008 and 2013 and lost to Ajesh Yadav of AAP in 2015, and is currently the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Punjab in-charge.
SOB announced the appointment of VK Mahendru as Executive Director. In his new role, Mahendru will oversee all aspects of the organisation and management, while also serving as a mentor
The protesters, led by Kissan Ittehad Pakistan, gathered at the GPO Chowk on The Mall and tried to march towards the Punjab Assembly, where a heavy contingent of police intercepted them.
"In Karnataka, Congress tried to include Muslims in 27% OBC reservation...this is the right given by BR Ambedkar's constitution...we will object to this," he added.
Referring to former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he said," We have lost our leaders and made sacrifices for the country and still, the BJP blames Congress".
As Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress chief, Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria on Sunday said that his resignation has been accepted by Mallikarjun Kharge with immediate effect.
In his letter to the Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that all unanimous decisions taken by the Senior Delhi Congress Leaders have been unilaterally vetoed by the AICC General Secretary (Delhi In-charge).