The Congress party has started preparations to hold a three-day brainstorming session Chintan Shivir of the party’s ‘Nav Sankalp Shivir’ in Udaipur from May 13 wherein its leaders will deliberate on the current political and economic situation and the challenges in front of the country besides organisational issues.
The programme is slated to be held in Rajasthan’s Udaipur from May 13 to May 15.
The Congress on Monday announced that an “Empowered Action Group-2024” will be constituted to address the political challenges ahead and a ‘Chintan Shivir’ will be organised in Rajasthan’s Udaipur to deliberate on organisational restructuring and other issues to strengthen the party.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi had formed six committees to give a detailed presentation on various issues.
Congress has formed six different committees to discuss six agendas including Farmers and Agriculture, Youth and Unemployment, Organisational affairs, Social Empowerment, Economic State, and Political Affairs, sources said.
One senior leader will be the Convener of the Committee and other leaders will be members of the committee. The Convener of each committee will give presentations on their respective subjects.
Leader of Opposition of Haryana Assembly, Bhupinder Singh Hooda has been appointed as a Convener of the Committee for farmers and agriculture along with other members including Nana Patole, Pratap Singh Bajwa, Shakti Sinh Gohil, TS Singh Deo, Geeta Kora, Ajay Kumar Lallu and Arun Yadav.
According to sources, Punjab PCC chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has been appointed as convener of the Youth and Unemployment Committee, Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram to head the Committee for the Economic States, Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid will be the Convener of Committee on Social Empowerment, Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has been given the task of Committee on Political Affairs, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik has been assigned the Committee on Organisation Affairs.
Prior to that, Congress Working Committee will broadly discuss the agenda and subjects to be taken up in Chintan Shivir.
This comes as the Congress leadership also held meetings with poll strategist Prashant Kishor to discuss the course ahead of the 2024 general elections.
The Congress panel set up by president Sonia Gandhi to work out a revival plan, as suggested by Prashant Kishor, submitted a report on its findings last week. (ANI)
