Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party, wrote a lengthy letter to party members at the Congress Working Committee who attended a meeting in Karnataka’s Belagavi. Expressing her regret for not being able to be part of the session , Gandhi recalled to the Congress fraternity how the 1936 meeting of the Congress in Belagavi was a definitive moment for the party.
Setting the stage for the CWC sessions, Gandhi requested the Congress members to safeguard the values that Mahatma Gandhi fought for. Sonia Gandhi wrote “Today, we rededicate ourselves to preserve, protect and promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. He has been and will continue to be the fundamental source of our inspiration. It was he who moulded and guided all our remarkable galaxy of leaders of that generation,”. She said, “Mahatma’s legacy is under threat from those in power in New Delhi and the ideologies and institutions that have nurtured them.” attacking the BJP led NDA government.
The extended CWC meeting, held at the same venue where Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Congress a century ago, sought to reassert the party’s commitment to preserve constitutional values and Gandhian ideals. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of systematically undermining democratic institutions at the Congress Working Committee’s (CWC) “Nav Satyagraha Baithak” in Belagavi, as the party marked the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1924 session presidency.
The Congress President also expressed concern over what he termed a growing mistrust in the electoral process. “People’s faith in the electoral process is gradually decreasing, and questions are being raised on the impartiality of the Election Commission,” and pointed to the declining integrity of Democratic institutions.
