Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi addressed the party's plenary session in Delhi today and talked about how the party workers needed to
work together to become an alternative to the Modi government.
"Welcome delegates and distinguished guests to the Congress plenary. Over the next two days I look forward to interacting with you and to sharing experiences and perspectives that will together help us build a stronger, more vibrant Congress party. Jai Hind," Rahul Gandhi had tweeted this morning.
The party
moved a resolution at the event and referred to the "apprehensions among political parties and the people" over the misuse of the Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, to manipulate the outcome contrary to the popular verdict.
Here are the live updates of the Congress plenary session:
Mar 17, 2018 17:56 (IST)
"Modi Ji's govt scrapped farmers' Swaminathan Committee and replaced it with 'Jumlanathan Committee'," Randeep Surjewala was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Mar 17, 2018 15:34 (IST)
"This is our Congress Party that supports people and speaks against the injustice. We have to fight against all the challenges. We have to create a "pratishodh-mukt bharat" (a country free of hatred). And for that we have to work together," Sonia Gandhi said addressing the party workers.
Mar 17, 2018 14:17 (IST)
In its political resolution moved at the party's two-day plenary session, the Congress spoke about the "apprehensions among political parties and the people" over the misuse of the Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, to manipulate the outcome contrary to the popular verdict.