Kharge pledges to give Uttarakhand accountable govt as he chairs poll strategy meeting
Congress leaders reviewed election plans and criticized BJP rule, citing law-and-order failures, women’s safety concerns and ethnic violence in Manipur.
- On Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge chaired separate strategy meetings with party leaders from Uttarakhand and Manipur at his Rajaji Marg residence to assess organizational preparedness for Assembly elections due early next year.
- Kharge accused the BJP's "double-engine" government of betraying Uttarakhand's aspirations over ten years, citing deteriorating law and order, concerns over women's safety, and the handling of the Ankita Bhandari murder case.
- Continuing ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur has claimed at least 306 lives since May 2023, with 49 people missing; Congress leaders demanded restored peace and stable governance.
- State leadership later met with general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while Kumari Selja announced a rally on November 4 to highlight alleged land sale corruption and organizational irregularities.
- General secretary K.C. Venugopal alleged the BJP facilitated corporate land deals and temple corruption, claiming the Congress would unseat the government in 2027 to restore a secure, accountable regime in both States.
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Congress reviews poll preparedness in Uttarakhand, Manipur; targets BJP governments
After meeting Congress leaders from Uttarakhand, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge accuses the BJP’s ‘double engine’ government of betraying the hopes and aspirations of the people over its 10 years in power in the State
'Safe, Sensitive & Accountable': Kharge's Promise Ahead Of Uttarakhand Assembly Polls
With the 2027 Uttarakhand Assembly elections approaching, Congress leaders discussed the party's electoral roadmap, organisational preparedness and key public issues, while targeting the BJP's record in the state
Kharge, Rahul hold meeting with Uttarakhand leaders ahead of 2027 state polls; Harish Rawat absent
Congress general secy KC Venugopal, Uttarakhand Congress in-charge Kumari Selja, state unit chief Ganesh Godiyal, Yashpal Arya, Harak Singh Rawat and others were present.
Speculation of internal strife within the Uttarakhand Congress has intensified. Harish Rawat's absence from a meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the 2027 assembly elections has raised questions.
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