Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi Photo credit: PTI
Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi was and will remain a fundamental source of inspiration, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) said his legacy is under threat from those in power and ideologies in Delhi. Institutions nurture them.
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In her message read out at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Ms Gandhi slammed the Modi government and the RSS, and called for a fight against the forces she claims created the toxic environment that led to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
Ms Gandhi, who was not present at the meeting as she could not travel to Belagavi, said Mahatma Gandhi becoming Congress president here was a turning point for the party and the freedom movement.
“It was a transformative milestone in the history of our country. Today, we rededicate ourselves to preserve, protect and promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. He has been and will continue to be our fundamental source of inspiration,” she said.
“It was he who molded and guided all our remarkable galaxy of leaders of that generation. His legacy is under threat from those in power in New Delhi and the ideologies and institutions that nurture them,” she said in her message.
“These organizations never fought for our freedom. They strongly opposed Mahatma Gandhi. They created a toxic atmosphere which killed him. They glorify his killers,” Ms Gandhi said.
The former Congress president said Gandhian organizations were under attack in various places across the country and remarked that the meeting was aptly called ‘Nav Satyagraha meeting’.
“It is our sacred duty to renew our resolve to confront these forces with all the forces at our command and with uncompromising determination,” she said.
“I am confident that the issue of strengthening our organization to face the challenges it faces will also come up today. Our great organization with such a glorious history has shown its resilience time and time again. Let us move forward from this individually and collectively. The many challenges our party faces “There is a renewed urgency and a renewed sense of purpose in our resolve to meet,” she said.
The CPP president regretted not being able to attend the “historic occasion”.
“The 39th session of the Indian National Congress was held at this place exactly 100 years ago. So it is appropriate to gather at Mahatma Gandhi Nagar,” he said in a message to the Congress leaders present there. Extended CWC meeting.
published – Dec 26, 2024 06:23 pm IST