From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Dec 14: KPCC chief and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has called upon every Congressmen to witness the historic centenary celebrations of the Belagavi session of AICC held under the presidency of Mahatma Gandhi.
Addressing the preparatory meeting of the centenary celebrations of the AICC session held under Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi, which was held at the Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Bhavan in Bengaluru on Saturday, he said it is the proud privilege of all Congressmen to witness the centenary celebrations of the AICC session held in 1924 as India got freedom under Gandhi’s leadership.
“I had launched my Prajadhwani yatra upon becoming KPCC President from the same place, where Mahatma Gandhi had presided over the AICC session 100 years ago,” he said mentioning that the Congress party’s Guarantee schemes were launched from the same place.
Shivakumar said the Congressmen should learn from the history of the party and start a new chapter by winning the 2028 assembly elections from the State as a fitting tribute to our AICC President Mallikarjuna Kharge.
“The centenary celebrations of the historic moment of the ruling Congress party is not just a party programme but also that of government because we are in power because of the party,” he said explaining that a 60-member committee involving senior ministers and party leaders including H K Patil, M Veerappa Moily and B L Shankar has been constituted to prepare the framework for the centenary celebrations.
The KPCC chief said it was a great moment for the party as Karnataka’s tallest leader Mallikarjuna Kharge is AICC President and to commemorate the historic moment of Gandhiji assuming office as AICC President in 1924, the Congress Working Committee will be meeting on December 26.
Apart from party president Kharge, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and all CWC members, state party presidents, 150 MPS and other leaders will be participating.
The historic centenary celebrations will be held at Belagavi on December 27 at 11 am, he said and urged all partymen to attend the event in large numbers and make it grand success.