CWC discusses Maha situation, final decision to be announced Friday

Congress Working Committee meeting on Thursday at the residence of the party's interim president Sonia Gandhi concluded. KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ambika Soni, Ahmed Patel, AK Antony and other Congress leaders arrived at 10 Janpath for Congress Working Committee meet.

New Delhi:The Congress Working Committee on Thursday reviewed the political scenario in Maharashtra, a day after it held a marathon meeting with the NCP on forming an alliance together with Shiv Sena to form a government in the state.

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal told the media after a meeting at party chief Sonia Gandhi's 10 Janpath residence that the CWC was briefed on the discussion between NCP and Congress on Wednesday.

Slamming the government, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said : "This government is going to sell India totally."

Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the Congress leader said that they say that we are not selling the profitable PSUs. "But they are only selling the profitable companies. This means what the government says and does is completely different," he said.

Lamenting at the government, Venugopal said: "On one hand they are saying nationalism -- Make in India and on the other hand they are selling the entire profitable PSUs."

He said Congress will raise these issues in Parliament.

The Congress leaders remarks came a day after the government announced a blockbuster disinvestment plan, lining up the sale of five PSUs, including majority stakes of oil company Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), Shipping Corporation of India and a 31 per cent stake in Container Corporation of India (Concor) along with management control.

However, Congress sources said a final decision on Maharashtra is expected by tomorrow.

The CWC, the sources said, has broadly agreed to go ahead with government formation with Shiv Sena and the NCP.

Another meeting between Congress and NCP is to happen Thursday night and a final meeting with Shiv Sena will happen Friday in Mumbai.

The decision on government formation in Maharashtra will be announced in Mumbai on Friday.