Anand Sharma says no two groups in Congress
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Party accuses govt of stifling Opposition voice in Parliament.
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Congress Party leaders Anand Sharma, left, Mallikarjun Kharge, center, and others during a press conference at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi on March 10.
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Party accuses govt of stifling Opposition voice in Parliament.
The Congress had always stood for internal discussions and there were no two groups within the party as all were fighting under Sonia Gandhi’s leadership to defeat the BJP in the coming Assembly elections, senior leader Anand Sharma said on Wednesday.
Mr. Sharma, a key member of the group of 23 dissenters (G-23) who had written a letter to Ms. Gandhi last August to push for a revamp of the organisation, was responding to a question on an allegation of groupism by senior leader from Kerala P.C. Chacko who, earlier in the day, announced his resignation from the party.
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Speaking at the inaugural session, Modi said BJP does not work with the sole aim of winning elections and coming to power but also with the mission of bringing all-round development of the country. He said the party should increase its political presence with this motto in mind. He enumerated various measures like the Goods and Services Tax, the farm laws and the Covid fightback which have helped the country. Modi underlined that a “positive atmosphere” for development prevails in the country and this will help the economy grow and bring in investment.
BJP passed a political resolution which laid emphasis on the farm laws, the way the Covid pandemic was handled by the Modi government and the great job done by our scientists in developing two vaccines. The resolution congratulated Modi for not only saving lives but also taking care of the poor and the migrants through PM Garib Kalyan plan, providing free ration to 80 crore people, direct benefit transfer, and reforms in the labou