Sonia Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's mother passed away in Italy. Paola Maino, Gandhi's mother died at her residence in Italy on August 27 and her last rites were done on the same day, the August 30. Notably, the Congress president had left on August 23 to visit her ailing mother, who was in her 90s. The news was confirmed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on August 31.

Congress president will be elected in a few weeks, as the election has been postponed. The final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on August 28. Reportedly, the elections have become challenging since Rahul Gandhi is being reluctant in contesting the polls, reported ANI. The election was earlier scheduled to be conducted between August 21 and September 20.

The process of electing the president of Congress began on August 21. Madhusudan Mistry, Chairman of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), stated that the final date for the election of the Congress head might be any day between August 21 and September 20. There is no word on whether Rahul Gandhi would agree to run for Congress president, with many in the party saying he appears "disinterested."

The Congress party is holding nation-wide protests against unemployment and inflation, on August 5. The party in a statement, said that MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are scheduled to hold a 'Chalo Rashtrapati Bhavan' from the parliament. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to make an addressing at the AICC headquarters in Delhi. Furthermore, section 144 has been imposed in New Delhi, with an exception for Jantar Mantar… read-more