Mumbai: Congress would hold a mega rally on December 28 – 139th foundation day of the party – during which the Grand Old party would sound the bugle for Lok Sabha polls 2024.
Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, along with party top brass would be present during the mega rally.
For the unaware, Nagpur is also the headquarters of BJP’s ideological parent RSS.
The AICC and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) have started making preparations for the mega rally.
In Nagpur, K C Venugopal, AICC General Secretary in-charge of organisation, chaired a meeting of top leaders, on Friday, to discuss the preparations.
“On the occasion of Congress’ foundation day on December 28, Kharge along with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will address a huge rally in Nagpur,” Venugopal told reporters.
In a post on X, Venugopalsaid, “Chaired an important meeting with senior leaders of Maharashtra Congress in Nagpur.On December 28, the INC Foundation Day, we will be holding a Mega Karyakarta Rally in Nagpur where 10 lakh+ INC workers from across the country will be in attendance.”
Venugopal said that the entire country is in pain because of the historic levels of unemployment, price rise, hatred, and a collapse of India’s democratic institutions.
“Through this rally, we will send a strong message to each and every Indian that this will not be allowed any further and Congress will give a new path for India’s progress,” he added.
Among those who attended the meeting include Maharashtra Congress PresidentNana Patole, Congress Legislature Party leaderBalasaheb Thorat, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar, former CMs Ashok Chavan and Prithrviraj Chavan, veteran leader Mukul Wasnik, Maharashtra Congress Working President Naseem Khan, Mumbai Congress President Prof Varsha Gaikwad, Dr Nitin Raut, Sunil Kedar etc. were present at the meeting.
(Published 15 December 2023, 11:08 IST)