Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday described the results of the recent Assembly elections as “shocking and painful” and called for unity at all levels as the road ahead for the party was tougher and its spirit of resilience was under severe test.
Ms. Gandhi, who was addressing the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) at the Central Hall of Parliament before the end of the Budget session, hit out at the BJP for its ‘divisive agenda’ and accused it of “mischievously distorting’ contemporary history to further fuel a polarising agenda. She accused the ruling establishment of targeting Opposition leaders and workers. “The full might of the State machinery is unleashed against them,” she said.
Talking about the party’s performance in the recent Assembly elections, Ms. Gandhi said she was aware how disappointed colleagues have been and the Congress Working Committee (CWC) had reviewed it once. A ‘‘chintan shivir” (brainstorming session) would soon be held, where a large number of colleagues could be heard to put forward a clear road map.
