Congress dissidents, loyalists agree to corner govt on China, economy and Covid


New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS): In a first sign of truce, Congress dissidents and loyalists sat together on Tuesday to devise the party strategy for the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

The Congress dissidents who call themselves reformists, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and surprise invitee Manish Tewari participated in the meeting chaired by interim President Sonia Gandhi. This was the first instance after the stormy Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting that Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi came face to face with these leaders.

The CWC was held last month in the backdrop of a letter written by 23 leaders for "visible and effective leadership" and elections from the block to the CWC level in the party.

Sources say Rahul Gandhi said, "the government is hiding its failure,and diverting issues when the country is facing Chinese incursion, economic mess, pandemic and unemployment."

The party decided to raise all the issues related to the economy, pandemic, unemployment, the Chinese incursion and the suspension of Question Hour and will demand a detailed discussion on these matters.

The Congress is mulling whether to contest the post of Deputy Chairman in consultation with like minded parties. Its leaders were of the view that a joint opposition candidate should be fielded in the election which is scheduled on September 14.

Leaders of both the Houses including A K Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were present at the meeting.

Rahul Gandhi has been releasing videos on the economy and has been critical of the Chinese incursion. In his series of videos he has alleged that demonetisation was an attack on India's poor, its farmers, labourers and small shopkeepers and termed it as an attack on India's unorganised economy. He has also slammed the Modi government on the GST, alleging that it was the second big blow to the unorganised sector of the economy and that its faulty implementation had destroyed the economy.

After India surpassed Brazil in Covid cases the Congress blamed the government. "Narendra Modi government has failed on the pandemic front. The government has left the citizens to their fate as India becomes the second worst-hit nation in terms of the number of infections," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala had alleged on Monday.

  

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  • Joe, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Please send some good speakers, half of them do not know how to speak and other half the likes of gharge, adhiranjan, gulab Nabi etc we cannot understand what they are talking. India needs a strong opposition leaders who have oratory skills otherwise it is a gone case.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Whoever in congress speaks and about whatever they speak they speak the truth and facts whether you like it or not and fulfill all election promises. FYI, Indian opposition is very strong but the ruling party is playing a foul game and disrespect for rules of the game because of their weakness and courage to rule as per rules. Opposition can not stoop to such a filthy low level flouting rules and be stinking model for people, nation and internationally. But opposition is doing a commendable job against out laws.

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  • Joe, Mangalore

    Wed, Sep 09 2020

    Veer Abdullah read the article thoroughly and comment on the article don't act like gobble by posting lies and concocted stories.

    Congress has leaders who are good speakers like mannish tharoor and sibal who they can elect leaders in respective houses but they have useless guys like Adhiranjan and ghulab nabi who cannot speak but their only qualifications are they are slaves of the dynasty.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    The govt in the centre has only one reply to all opposition criticism whether constructive or destructive because this govt has no idea to solve the current issues facing them. So the response from this govt to shut the mouth and intimidate congress is to start with the litany of congress rule of 70 years and corruption, RGF funds, National Herald, Auguta Westland, Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka, Rajiv and Nehru and the ancestors but never any case filed and iimpriosned them 100 days after in the office as per election promise. But this govt has never had a press conference since 2014 and no Q&A. No vital resolutions, rules and laws passed constitutionally by taking opposition into confidence. No competent and qualified executives in top govt institutes. No govt institutes has freedom and right to act alone and excersie its constitutional duties. People's rights and voice is choked just like Chinese communist rule without China invading and setting foot in India.

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  • Bhavya Baliga, Udupi

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    II NaMo Namaha II

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Blaming 70 years of congress has become obselete now. Now after worshipping NaMo count your blessings one by one Starting from negative GDP, Worst job numbers and worsening corona cases.
    I was reading news Brazil beating India. I was very happy and proud that India must have beaten Brazil in soccer match. But when I read further India beats Brazil in numbers of corona virus cases. Could be NaMo blessing in disguise to you.

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  • swati, mang/dxb

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Indians can now clearly see who is pro India and whos is anti-India. Exactly after one year of pappus china visit all these issues coming up and the Pappu party supporting China.? What a shame..

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