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26 Dec 2024 | 06:39:45 PM IST
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Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi has been and will continue to be the fundamental source of inspiration, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said his legacy is under threat from those in power in Delhi and the ideologies and institutions that have nurtured them. In her message read out at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the Modi government and the RSS, and called for fighting the forces which she claimed had created a toxic atmosphere that led to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
Sonia 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 for the Independence movement.
“It was a transformational milestone in our country’s history. Today, we rededicate ourselves to preserve, protect and promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. He has been and will continue to be the fundamental source of our inspiration,” she said.
“It was he who moulded 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 have nurtured them,” she said in her message.
“These organisations never fought for our freedom. They opposed Mahatma Gandhi bitterly. They created a toxic atmosphere that led to his assassination. They glorify his killers,” Sonia Gandhi said.
The former Congress president said Gandhian institutions in various places across the nation are under assault and noted that it is fitting that this meeting is called ‘Nava Satyagraha Baithak’.
“It is now our sacred duty to renew our resolve to confront these forces with all the might at our command and with uncompromising determination,” she said.
“I am sure that the issue of strengthening our organization further to face the challenges it confronts will also come up today. Our great organization with such a glorious history has, time and again demonstrated its resilience. Let us individually and collectively move forward from this meeting firm in our resolve to meet the many challenges our party faces with a renewed sense of urgency and a refreshed sense of purpose,” she said.
The CPP chairperson regretted that she was unable to be present at the “historic occasion”.
“The 39th session of the Indian National Congress was held exactly a hundred years ago at this very location. It is, therefore, only appropriate that you are assembled at Mahatma Gandhi Nagar,” she said in her message to the Congress leaders present at the extended CWC meeting.
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