The Congress Working Committee (CWC) assembly, at present underway on the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Indira Bhawan, Delhi, has drawn a number of senior get together leaders and state unit chiefs. Congress Parliamentary Social gathering chairperson Sonia Gandhi and get together president Mallikarjun Kharge are attending the assembly, which is being carefully watched for political and organisational selections.

#WATCH | Delhi | Congress Working Committee (CWC) assembly ongoing on the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters in Indira Bhawan. pic.twitter.com/poDXmcfouT

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Key Leaders Current At The Assembly

Amongst these current are Chhattisgarh in-charge basic secretary Sachin Pilot, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Uttar Pradesh in-charge Avinash Pandey, Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Congress communications head Jairam Ramesh and Haryana in-charge BK Hariprasad. Presidents of assorted Pradesh Congress Committees (PCCs) have additionally reached Delhi to attend the deliberations.

First CWC Assembly After Bihar Ballot Setback

The assembly assumes added significance as it’s the first CWC gathering after the get together’s defeat within the Bihar elections. With meeting elections scheduled in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in 2026, discussions are anticipated to centre on electoral preparedness, organisational restructuring and political technique.

Kharge Flags ‘Disaster On Democracy’, Targets Centre

In his tackle to the CWC, get together president Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned the assembly was going down at a time when democracy, the Structure and residents’ rights had been underneath “critical risk”. He strongly criticised the Modi authorities over the substitute of MGNREGA, alleging that it had left crores of poor and susceptible individuals with out livelihood help.

Kharge mentioned scrapping MGNREGA amounted to an insult to Mahatma Gandhi and accused the Centre of launching a “deliberate and merciless assault” on the Proper to Work, which he mentioned was rooted within the Directive Rules of State Coverage underneath Article 41. He alleged that the federal government was extra involved concerning the earnings of some huge corporates than the welfare of the poor.

Quoting Sonia Gandhi, Kharge mentioned MGNREGA had translated Mahatma Gandhi’s imaginative and prescient of Sarvodaya into actuality and warned that its dismantling would have long-term monetary and human penalties for working individuals.

Name For Nationwide Motion

Kharge recalled the launch of MGNREGA in February 2006 by Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the scheme remodeled rural India, curbed migration and supplied dignity and safety to Dalits, tribals, girls and landless labourers. He mentioned a whole technology had been in a position to escape poverty due to the programme.

Accusing the Centre of imposing a brand new legislation with out session or evaluation, Kharge in contrast the transfer to the now-repealed farm legal guidelines. He known as for a nationwide motion towards the choice, citing earlier Congress-led protests that pressured the rollback of controversial insurance policies, together with the farm legal guidelines in 2021.

Organisation Strengthening On Agenda

Kharge additionally reviewed the get together’s organisational revamp, noting that the method of appointing new district presidents had been accomplished in practically 500 districts. He mentioned the remaining appointments can be finalised throughout the subsequent 120 days, stressing that the Congress should construct an energetic, accountable and combative organisation from the state degree right down to cubicles.