New Delhi: The Indian National Congress continued its three-day All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary session with key deliberations on its second day, focusing on shaping the party’s strategic direction amid upcoming electoral challenges. Senior leaders, delegates, and party workers gathered in full strength, projecting unity and a renewed vision for the future.
On Saturday, the party underscored introspection, reform, and organizational rejuvenation as it geared up to adopt two significant political resolutions. They are a political resolution dealing with national affairs and the party’s ideological approach, and an economic resolution meant to define Congress’s policy agenda on fiscal and developmental issues.
Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to the crowd and reaffirmed the Congress’s promise of constitutional values, inclusive development, and democratic institutions. He called on party workers to re-engage with rank-and-file voters and aggressively combat what he termed the ruling BJP’s autocratic inclinations.
“We have to be strong on democratic values, secularism, and economic justice,” Kharge declared, stating that Congress would work on matters concerning the commoners—increasing inflation, jobs, and the decay of democratic institutions.
Former party leader Rahul Gandhi too spoke at the plenary, advocating a strong countrywide campaign with people-focused policies and harmony at the core. Speaking about his Bharat Jodo Yatra, he said there needs to be even more outreach and consolidation of opposition forces before the general elections.
The session also witnessed heated exchanges on coalition formation, youth representation, and the role of regional allies. Congress leaders indicated more willingness to be open to alliances with like-minded parties to form a united front against the BJP-led NDA.
Throughout the day, deliberations focused on agreeing on the draft resolutions, with contributions from delegates nationwide. The resolutions are set to be officially adopted on the last day of the session, marking the tone for Congress’s political agenda in the coming months.
The plenary meeting is a critical juncture for the party as it seeks to rebrand itself and revitalize its cadres ahead of the high-stakes elections in 2024 and beyond.
