On the last day of the Congress 85th plenary session, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra talked about the Lok Sabha polls and the party’s approach to it. Gandhi, in her address, also said that Congress trusts the courage of the workers to fight BJP, and she further added and said that the time has come to show that courage to the country.

In her address at the meeting, Priyanka Gandhi stressed that the party has its work cut out for them as Oppositon parties should be united ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Priyanka Gandhi in her address said that only one year is left for the party and it is anticipated that the Opposition will unite. She further said that the Opposition parties that do not align with the ideology of the BJP need to fight together against the BJP.

She also added and said that Congress is among the most expected party to steer the Opposition toward unity.

Priyanka Gandhi, in her address, while praising the Congress workers for their commitment toward the party also said that the workers need to spread the message of the party from door to door and also tell the public about the shortcoming of the ruling BJP.

Priyanka Gandhi’s address at the 85th plenary session being held in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur shows the approach of the party for the Lok Sabha elections.

Most recently, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at the party meeting also stressed the importance of the alliance and said that Congress is in talks with other like-minded parties to join hands to unseat the BJP.

Kharge, in his address, also said that the party is ready to make sacrifices to achieve the goal and dethrone the ruling BJP.

On the second day of the session, Sonia Gandhi also hinted at her adieu from her political journey. Sonia Gandhi in her address said that she is glad that her political journey could conclude with Bharat Jodo Yatra as the Yatra became a turning point and proved that the people of India want harmony, tolerance, and equality.

The polling for Maharashtra bypolls to Kasba and Chinchwad Assembly seats in the Pune district began at 7 am on Sunday. As of 11 am, a voter turnout of 8.25 percent was recorded till 11 am in the Chinchwad Assembly seat and 8.25 percent in the Kasba Assembly seat, according to the election commission.

The bypolls are taking place in these Kasba and Chinchwad district districts due to the death of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Mukta Mukta Tilak and Laxman Jagtap, respectively between December 2022 and January 2023.

BJP’s Ashwini Jagtap and Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Nana Kate are contesting from the Chinchwad district.

In the Kasba Assembly seat in Pune city, there is a contest between the BJP’s Hemant Rasane and Congress’s Ravindra Dhangekar, who is supported by the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena.

There are 1,250 poll workers employed in Kasba Peth’s 270 voting stations, and 683 police officers are on duty to uphold peace and order. A police force of 3,707 policemen and 725 officers have been deployed to Chinchwad, where voting is taking place at 510 polling places with 3,000 poll officials in charge.

District election authorities said adequate security arrangements were made in both constituencies in view of the polling. There are 2,75,428 registered voters in the Kasba constituency and 5,68,954 registered voters in the Chinchwad constituency.

The counting of votes will take place on March 2.

Ahead of the questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the alleged liquor policy scam, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday said that he is not scared even if he is incarcerated for a few months since he is a follower of Bhagat Singh.

Taking to Twitter, the Deputy CM wrote Going to CBI again today, will cooperate fully in the investigation. The love of lakhs of children and the blessings of crores of countrymen are with him. He further said he doesn’t care if he has to spend a few months in jail, stating that he is a follower of Bhagat Singh, the freedom fighter who was hanged to death for the country. And it is such a small matter for him to go to jail on false charges, he added.

Retweeting Sisodia’s tweet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote God is with you, Manish. The prayers of lakhs of children and their parents are with him. It is an honour when a person has to go to jail for the country and society. He said he prays to the almighty that he returns from jail soon. Delhi’s children, parents, and all of us will wait for him, he added.

Sisodia was supposed to be present before the central probe agency last Sunday, however, he sought more time stating that he is currently busy preparing the budget and his arrest at this point would derail that work. He stated that he could only appear towards February end.

The Deputy Chief Minister is being questioned about alleged corruption in the implementation of a now-scapped new liquor policy in the national capital. However, he has yet to be named as an accused in the agency’s charge sheet.