Congress leaders see ‘CWC meeting’ as an opportunity for the upcoming elections

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge shared Sonia Gandhi’s message ahead of the meeting. In her message, Sonia said her party has always stood behind the aspirations of the people of Telangana.

“We had made a promise to the people of Telangana. We have fulfilled that promise. The Congress has always supported the aspirations of the people of Telangana. Now is the time to lead the state into a new era of progress and prosperity…” Kharge wrote on X.

Congress leader Ambika Soni appreciated the decision of the CWC summit meeting.

“I think it is a good decision to hold the CWC meeting here (in Hyderabad) as assembly elections will be held here (Telangana) soon,” Soni told the media.

On the other hand, Congress leader Anand Sharma said that the grand old party plays an important role in Indian politics and the CWC meeting is an opportunity to deliberate on the current political situation of the country.

“If Congress is the main party in the opposition, there is an important role to play in Indian politics, and this is an opportunity for us to discuss and deliberate over the next two days on the current political situation in the country,” Sharma said.

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “This will be the first meeting of the reconstituted CWC (Congress Working Committee) under party president Mallikarjun Kharge. The meeting, being organized in Hyderabad, underlines the importance of Telangana for us.”

Kharge informed that senior party leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will attend the CWC meeting today.

The CWC will meet at 2.30 pm on Saturday and deliberate on the strategy for the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

There will be a meeting of the expanded CWC on Sunday, where all state party leaders and CLP leaders, besides Parliamentary Party office bearers and members of the Central Election Commission, have been invited to strategize for the upcoming elections.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had reconstituted the CWC on August 20, retaining the old guard and giving space to the youth in the 84-member organization.

The COR has 39 permanent members, 32 permanent guests and 13 special guests. They include 15 women and several new faces like Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot and Gaurav Gogoi, who are among the regular members.

(With input from agencies)

Updated: Sep 16, 2023 12:00 IST