Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Smt.Sonia Gandhi and Shri Rahul Gandhi
Congress president Smt.Sonia Gandhi made it plain and simple to leaders and ministers that they
will have to work in cohesion if the party has to retain power in the next
general elections scheduled in 2014 but not ruled out next year. "With 18 months left for the next general
election, both the government and the party will have to work
cohesively together to secure a renewed mandate," Mrs.Gandhi said in her concluding
remarks at the party's review-cum-strategy meeting held in this Haryana town
bordering the national capital.
Billed as an informal 'Samvad Baithak'
(brainstorming session), the meeting discussed ways to create better synergy
between the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance government,
particularly in the months ahead of the 2014 general elections.
The meeting was attended by 66 people,
including ministers and Congress Working Committee members.
To facilitate better coordination in the
party for various activities, a coordination panel with three specific groups
have been formed and will be announced shortly. Mrs.Gandhi also said that the party and the government needed to do much more so
that benefit of the various flagship social welfare programmes reached the poor
and the needy. Earlier, Mrs.Gandhi asked all ministers to get cracking on fulfilling the
promises made in the 2009 manifesto.
"Those of you who are in the government should get down to implementing the
work left from the promises made in the 2009 manifesto," Mrs.Gandhi said. "Sometimes, party leaders are dissatisfied as the
ministers do not pay attention to their concerns and suggestions," said Mrs.Gandhi. "There should be a continuous dialogue
between party leaders and those in the government." She asked ministers to spend more time at
party offices and at party events whenever they travelled to a state, especially
those ruled by the opposition.
Mrs.Gandhi did not mention foreign equity in
retail but said the government had to take some difficult decisions recently and
this must be explained to the people. She also urged the party and the government
to rebut false charges being levelled by the opposition.
Shri Dig Vijaya Singh ji is the only leader in the Congress party who has exposed Anna and the Kejriwal besides exposing the RSS and the BJP.
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