Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and others during a meeting with party leaders of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, in Chandigarh. Pics/PTI
Rahul Gandhi, arrived at the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) headquarters in Chandigarh around noon on Wednesday, shortly after landing at the airport. During his two-and-a-half-hour visit, he first held a meeting with senior party leaders, followed by discussions with All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) observers
The meeting was attended by several senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, state unit chief Udai Bhan, former HPCC chiefs like Birender Singh, general secretary Kumari Selja, and leaders such as Randeep Singh Surjewala, Ajay Singh Yadav, MP Deepender Singh Hooda and Ashok Tanwar
Meanwhile, all senior Congress leaders offered suggestions on reorganizing the party unit and strengthening the District Congress Committees (DCC) and the Congress in Haryana. Later, Gandhi met with AICC and PCC observers as the Haryana unit prepared to begin building its organizational cadre
The Congress has been out of power in Haryana for over a decade, it has lacked a district-level organisation in the state for the past 11 years. However Gandhi’s visit aims to initiate the revival process
During his two-and-a-half-hour stay, Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with the party's senior leaders. It was followed by another meeting with AICC and PCC observers
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