Kharge, Rahul stress on fighting BJP's 'divisive politics'

New Delhi, NT Bureau: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with AICC secretaries and joint secretaries here on Tuesday and asserted that the party leaders have to fight the BJP-RSS' "divisive politics" and work stridently to defend the Constitution.

Kharge and Gandhi met the leaders at the AICC headquarters and sought their feedback on strengthening the organisation and expanding the party's support base, sources said.

The meeting comes days after a major organisational rejig under which the party appointed several new secretaries and joint secretaries while shuffling the states of some office bearers. In a post on X, Kharge said the Congress will reach out to every Indian.

"We chaired a meeting of the newly appointed AICC Secretaries and Joint Secretaries. We are determined to strengthen our organisation, involve each voice and keep speaking truth to power," the Congress president said.

Congress general secretary, K C Venugopal said that under the leadership of Congress president and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, an important meeting with the new AICC secretaries and joint secretaries was held.

"This diverse team that has strong representation from marginalised sections of society, with its youthful exuberance and pan-India profile, will bring new fervour to our party functioning," he said.

"As Kharge ji and Rahul ji aptly pointed out in the meeting, our job has to be to fight against the BJPRSS' divisive politics and work stridently to defend the Constitution. We are a force that works for social transformation, while the BJP represents social stagnation," Venugopal said.

"I am confident that the new team will help our party grow from strength to strength and work with renewed passion in the days to come!" he said.

Kharge has appointed All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretaries and joint secretaries for various states and Union territories. These office bearers are associated with the party's general secretaries and in-charges in the respective states.