No one is above the country, but Modi calls himself great: Sonia
"The country is not the property of a few but belongs to all of us," the Congress leader asserted.
"The country is not the property of a few but belongs to all of us," the Congress leader asserted.
The 77-year-old Congress leader chose to forgo contesting another election to retain her Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, which she had represented for five consecutive terms since 2004.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the maiden meeting of the CEC, in presence of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party's general secretary in charge of Organisation KC Venugopal, and other senior leaders, at the party headquarters here.
The Congress party said that the decision was taken by the party high command and Sonia Gandhi too wanted to contest from Rajasthan.
Neither the BJP fielded a third candidate, nor did the Opposition Congress try to play any politics till the end of the last day of withdrawal of nominations.
The Chairman said all the issues of bipartisan role should be settled within and assured that he will not look either way.
At the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting held at Parliament's Central Hall, Sonia Gandhi expressed concerns over the Chinese transgression.
Gandhi alleged that the economic situation continues to be distressing, despite the government's repeated insistence that all is well.
The three Gandhis took a recess from his ongoing long Bharat Jodo Yatra from the Kota district for the tiger safari.
Congress MPs including its president Mallikarjun Kharge and former chief Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to B.R. Ambedkar.