Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders likely to skip Winter Session

Crucial party meeting to be held today

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS With the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and several senior leaders of the party are likely to miss the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders of the party including Jayram Ramesh and Digvijaya Singh are likely to skip the Winter Session, reported  NDTV.

Meanwhile, Congress parliamentary strategy group is set to take place today at 4 pm in Ten, Janpath. Major discussions regarding the party too is likely to take place in the meeting.

When is the Winter Session?

The Winter Session of the Parliament is slated to begin on Wednesday. The Session got delayed by a month due to the Gujarat Assembly elections. The Session will be having 17 sittings spread over 23 days. It is set to conclude on December 29. According to reports, the Modi-led government is planning to introduce 16 new bills in the Session.

Yatra to enter Rajasthan

Ahead of the Bharat Jodo Yatra entering Rajasthan, the factional feud in the state between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot raised major concerns. Recently the rift between both factions escalated with Gehlot's 'Gaddar' (traitor) remark against Pilot. Pilot had attacked Gehlot for his praise of the efforts of PM Narendra Modi. Pilot alleged that he has closeness to Modi like that of Ghulam Nabi Azad.

However, with Rahul's intervention, the tense situation was diffused. He had called both "assets of the Congress party". Later the Congress High Command stepped in visiting both the leaders and overseeing the yatra preparations.

As per the schedule announced by the Congress, the yatra is set to enter Rajasthan on December 4. It will cover a distance of 380 km in Malwa-Nimar region of western Madhya Pradesh within 12 days before entering Rajasthan.