By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: Including to the thrill over the opportunity of his contesting Congress president polls, Shashi Tharoor on Monday recommended a petition via a gaggle of younger celebration individuals looking for “positive reforms” and met AICC leader Sonia Gandhi right here.
The petition shared via Tharoor on Twitter sought reforms and a pledge via AICC president applicants to enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety if elected.
The previous Union minister mentioned it have been signed via over 650 folks up to now.
“I welcome this petition this is being circulated via a gaggle of younger @INCIndia individuals, looking for positive reforms within the Birthday celebration. It has collected over 650 signatures up to now. I’m glad to endorse it & to head past it,” Tharoor tweeted with screenshots of the petition.
In a while after endorsing the petition, Tharoor met the celebration’s period in-between leader Sonia Gandhi at her place of dwelling.
He, then again, didn’t reveal what transpired all the way through the assembly.
The assembly comes amid indications that Tharoor, who used to be some of the crew of 23 leaders who had written to Gandhi in 2020 challenging organisational overhaul, would possibly contest the Congress president’s election and would possibly document his nomination.
The petition that Tharoor recommended mentioned, “We’re individuals of the Congress celebration with a need to make stronger the celebration to mirror the hopes and aspirations of our country.”
The petition mentioned probably the most tenets of the Udaipur Declaration that used to be made on Would possibly 15, 2022, after the celebration’s brainstorming consultation.
“We attraction to every candidate within the election for the President of the All India Congress Committee to adopt a public pledge to contain celebration individuals from block committees as much as the CWC and enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety inside the first 100 days of assuming place of work,” the petition mentioned.
In its declaration, the Congress had introduced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the celebration fight able for the following spherical of meeting and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider illustration to these beneath 50 years of age and imposing ‘one particular person, one put up’ and ‘one circle of relatives, one price tag’ regulations with riders.
Requested about the opportunity of him operating for the put up of the Congress president, Tharoor had advised PTI previous this month, “I’ve best welcomed the truth that an election will likely be held. I imagine that is excellent for the celebration.”
“In fact it’s fulfilling that this common remark of democratic idea has straight away led to huge numbers of folks across the nation welcoming the possibility of my contesting. However as I’ve made it transparent, I’ve now not declared my candidacy,” Tharoor had mentioned.
“I’m hoping many will contest with a view to give the club a large selection. Thus far I’ve neither dominated myself in nor dominated myself out,” the previous Union minister had asserted.
The method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.
The closing date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will likely be hung on October 17. The effects will likely be out on October 19.
NEW DELHI: Including to the thrill over the opportunity of his contesting Congress president polls, Shashi Tharoor on Monday recommended a petition via a gaggle of younger celebration individuals looking for “positive reforms” and met AICC leader Sonia Gandhi right here.
The petition shared via Tharoor on Twitter sought reforms and a pledge via AICC president applicants to enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety if elected.
The previous Union minister mentioned it have been signed via over 650 folks up to now.
“I welcome this petition this is being circulated via a gaggle of younger @INCIndia individuals, looking for positive reforms within the Birthday celebration. It has collected over 650 signatures up to now. I’m glad to endorse it & to head past it,” Tharoor tweeted with screenshots of the petition.
In a while after endorsing the petition, Tharoor met the celebration’s period in-between leader Sonia Gandhi at her place of dwelling.
He, then again, didn’t reveal what transpired all the way through the assembly.
The assembly comes amid indications that Tharoor, who used to be some of the crew of 23 leaders who had written to Gandhi in 2020 challenging organisational overhaul, would possibly contest the Congress president’s election and would possibly document his nomination.
The petition that Tharoor recommended mentioned, “We’re individuals of the Congress celebration with a need to make stronger the celebration to mirror the hopes and aspirations of our country.”
The petition mentioned probably the most tenets of the Udaipur Declaration that used to be made on Would possibly 15, 2022, after the celebration’s brainstorming consultation.
“We attraction to every candidate within the election for the President of the All India Congress Committee to adopt a public pledge to contain celebration individuals from block committees as much as the CWC and enforce the Udaipur Declaration in entirety inside the first 100 days of assuming place of work,” the petition mentioned.
In its declaration, the Congress had introduced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the celebration fight able for the following spherical of meeting and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider illustration to these beneath 50 years of age and imposing ‘one particular person, one put up’ and ‘one circle of relatives, one price tag’ regulations with riders.
Requested about the opportunity of him operating for the put up of the Congress president, Tharoor had advised PTI previous this month, “I’ve best welcomed the truth that an election will likely be held. I imagine that is excellent for the celebration.”
“In fact it’s fulfilling that this common remark of democratic idea has straight away led to huge numbers of folks across the nation welcoming the possibility of my contesting. However as I’ve made it transparent, I’ve now not declared my candidacy,” Tharoor had mentioned.
“I’m hoping many will contest with a view to give the club a large selection. Thus far I’ve neither dominated myself in nor dominated myself out,” the previous Union minister had asserted.
The method for submitting nominations for the election will likely be held from September 24 to 30.
The closing date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and the election, if required, will likely be hung on October 17. The effects will likely be out on October 19.
