New Delhi: The Congress Steering Committee has decided to empower the party president with the power to nominate Congress Working Committee (CWC) members instead of holding elections for the same, Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. "Almost all among the 45 members present at the meeting unanimously agreed to authorise party president Mallikarjun Kharge of nominating CWC members", Ramesh stated while addressing the media.
He further stated that a decision as to whether to implement 16 amendments to 32 existing party rules and regulations will be decided at the plenary session over the next two days. "The most important amendment is on the representation of Dalits, tribals, women and youth in the Congress Working Committee. These changes will come, we have full faith," he observed.
Putting out details of the Plenary session in Raipur that started on Friday, Ramesh said the subjects committee meeting will be convened later in the day, where six proposals raised before the party will be deliberated and pushed ahead for further discussions at the plenary. "The opening address will be delivered by the Congress president at 10:30 am on Saturday, following which former president Sonia Gandhi will address the gathering. After this, at around 1 pm, three proposals will be raised at the event: a political proposal, an economic proposal and proposals related to foreign affairs.
