Newly-formed CWC to meet in Hyderabad on Sept 16; Rahul to skip event
On the evening of September 17, a rally will be held near Hyderabad where the party will announce its guarantees for the upcoming assembly polls in Telangana
The newly-constituted Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet on September 16 in Hyderabad, party general secretary KC Venugopal announced on Monday (September 4).
Convened by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, an extended CWC meeting will be held on September 17 and attended by state Congress committee heads, Venugopal said.
On the evening of September 17, a rally will be held near Hyderabad where the party will announce its guarantees for the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may not take part in the meeting as he is expected to be in Europe during this period.
Kharge had on August 20 reconstituted the 84-member CWC, retaining the old guard and giving space to the young besides including prominent G23 group leaders such as Shashi Tharoor and Anand Sharma.
New CWC
The all-important CWC, formed 10 months after Kharge took charge, has 39 regular members, 32 permanent invitees and 13 special invitees.
These include 15 women and several new faces such as Sachin Pilot and Gourav Gogoi.
(With inputs from agencies)