Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Convenes Meeting Of Senior Party Leaders, Likely To Discuss Strategy To Corner Centre On Inflation

The Congress party is preparing to hit the road on the issue of inflation related to common people. This issue will be discussed prominently in the meeting convened by Sonia Gandhi.

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New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a virtual meeting of senior leaders today to discuss the strategy to corner the government on the increase in the price of petrol and diesel and several other issues. Party general secretaries and the state in charge will attend this meeting.

In this digital meeting, Congress leaders can also discuss the party's proposed connectivity campaign.

In this meeting, the future strategy of the party to deal with an increase in the prices of petrol-diesel and essential food items will be discussed. The current situation of Covid and the economic situation may also be discussed in the meeting. After the meeting, a meeting of the presidents of the State Congress committees will also be called.

Sonia Gandhi has called this meeting with senior party leaders before the monsoon session of Parliament. Monsoon session can be held in July. Congress has been questioning the government over the issue of a hike in the prices of petrol and diesel.

Recently, Congress had a nationwide demonstration against the prices of petrol and diesel. But the prices of petrol and diesel have been increasing, and petrol has crossed the Rs 100 per liter mark in many states.

In such a situation, Congress is once again preparing to hit the streets. According to sources, a survey is being conducted by Congress to assess the spread of the coronavirus, which will also be discussed during the meet. Apart from this, discussions will be held on the political situation in the country, including issues like the upcoming assembly elections.