Cong. plenary session begins, party to roll out roadmap for 019

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Seeking to halt the Bharatiya Janata Party’s juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress is set to roll out a road map for reversing its downward electoral journey and restoring its past glory ahead of the 2019 general election.

The 84th plenary of the Congress, its president Rahul Gandhi’s first since his elevation to the top slot, will focus on workers as part of the leader’s bid to strengthen ‘The Grand Old Party organisationally’.

The meeting is being attended by the party’s top leaders, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh and former party chief Sonia Gandhi, its mandarins from across the country and workers. The party is hoping that around 15,000 party members will attend the two-day open session, beginning today.

The ‘Change is Now’ conclave began with party president Rahul Gandhi hoisting the party flag. The plenary session already got underway with the party’s subject committee meeting in New Delhi yesterday. Party sources said the party would adopt four resolutions on political situation, economic front, foreign affairs, and agriculture, unemployment and poverty alleviation.

At the two-day brainstorming session, two resolutions, including the one on political situation, will be taken up and adopted today, while two others, including the one on jobs, will be taken up on tomorrow.