Congress to hold CWC meeting to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi taking over as President of party

Congress Working Committee will hold a special meeting in Belagavi, Karnataka to mark 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi taking over as the President of the 'grand old party'. The meeting will be held at the same venue where Gandhi took over presidentship of Congress.

Addressing the press, Congress General Secretary-Organisation, KC Venugopal, said the meeting would include CWC members, permanent invitees, special invitees, PCCs, CLP leaders, and Parliamentary party office bearers and former Chief Ministers and is called the 'Nav Satyagraha'



"To commemorate the historic session of Congress held 100 years ago in Belagavi, we are holding the CWC meeting and calling it 'Nav Satyagrah Baithak'. The CWC will be held at the same venue where Mahatma Gandhi took over presidentship of Congress. Along with CWC members, permanent invitees, special invitees, PCCs, CLP leaders, and Parliamentary party office bearers and former CMs are going to be among the 200 leaders who will attend this session," Venugopal said.

The meeting will start at 2.30 pm on December 26 in Mahatma Gandhi Nagar. "On 27th December, 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan' rally will be held at 1130 am with the participation of AICC members and party workers," added Venugopal.


The CWC meeting with discuss an action plan and program for Indian National Congress for the next year and adopt two resolutions. Further, the meeting will deliberate on critical challenges facing the nation under BJP rule.

"This will be a landmark program of Congress to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the great Mahatma Gandhi's presidentship of Congress," Venugopal said.