The two-day session on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad will be held under the leadership of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Defending the legislative process and the extensive deliberations that preceded the Waqf Amendment Bill's passage in Parliament, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju Friday said the government created a 'record' of the discussion.
After the Lok Sabha had passed the Waqf Amendment Bill, Gandhi said the Bill was "bulldozed" through in the Lower House.
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asserted that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is a brazen assault on the Constitution and is a part of the BJP’s deliberate strategy to keep society in a state of permanent polarisation.
Ms Gandhi said the three-point agenda of the Narendra Modi government is leading to damaging consequences in the domain of education.
Expressing grief over the demise of the CPM leader, she said, “I am very saddened by the passing away of Sitaram Yechury ji. We had worked closely together during 2004-08 to begin with and the friendship that had been established then continued till his very end.”
Some leaders emerge during elections, such as Lok Sabha or Assembly polls. One such person is 59-year-old Sunita, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. She has become a crucial link between her jailed husband and the party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary on Tuesday.
In a condolence letter addressed to Singh's wife Heminder Kumari Singh, Gandhi wrote, "Dear Hem, I was sorry to learn that Natwar passed away. He has been your life's companion and loosing him must be painful for you."
In a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the ruling dispensation of persisting with the policy of dividing communities and spreading an atmosphere of fear and animosity.
