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Congress panel to meet on student protests, temple 'theft', polls
In India, there is a big political party called the Congress.
The Congress is going to have an important meeting on Wednesday.
The meeting will be at a building called Indira Bhawan in New Delhi.
The leader of the party, Mallikarjun Kharge, will run the meeting.
Other important leaders, like Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, will also be there.
They will talk about students who are protesting.
They will also talk about money that is said to be missing from donations meant for a Hindu temple called the Ram temple.
The party wants to prepare for state elections that will happen next year.
They will also discuss a law that would give more seats in government to women.
The party thinks the government does not have enough votes to pass that law.
The Congress Working Committee will meet Wednesday at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi, chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge.
The agenda includes a roadmap to pressure the BJP-led Centre on student issues and the Ram temple donation 'theft.'
The party will review preparations for assembly polls expected in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
PM Narendra Modi's appeal for opposition support for a delimitation-linked women's reservation bill is likely to be discussed.
Jairam Ramesh said the government lacks the numbers, calling the gap 'substantial' and the proposed exercise 'not constitutional.'
- Who
- Congress leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh and K C Venugopal
- What
- A Congress Working Committee meeting to discuss the political situation, student issues, the Ram temple donation 'theft,' poll preparations and the women's reservation bill
- Where
- Indira Bhawan, New Delhi
- When
- Wednesday at 3 pm (August 19, according to Jairam Ramesh)
- Why
- To plan a roadmap to step up pressure on the BJP-led Centre and review preparations for assembly polls due early next year
Congress view
BJP-led Centre view
Delimitation-linked women's reservation bill
Congress view
Congress calls the proposed delimitation exercise 'not constitutional' with possibly 'grave consequences' and accuses the government of playing politics over the women's reservation law.
BJP-led Centre view
Prime Minister Modi appealed to opposition parties to support the delimitation-linked bill to implement women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Key facts
- Event
- Congress Working Committee meeting
- Venue
- Indira Bhawan, New Delhi
- Time
- 3 pm on Wednesday
- Chair
- Mallikarjun Kharge
- Key attendees
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh, K C Venugopal
- Poll-bound states
- Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur
- Key agenda items
- Student issues, Ram temple donation 'theft,' women's reservation bill
Quotes
Jairam Ramesh
Former Member of Parliament and general secretary of the Congress Party
“We cannot afford to relax, you know, because they (government) will try all sorts of tricks. But they do not have the numbers, and the gap between what they claim to have now and what they need is not a small gap. It is a substantial two‑digit gap.”
theprint.in
Sources
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