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 CPP chairperson said the recent security breach in Parliament was inexcusable and cannot be justified.
The TPCC is of the view that if one of the Gandhis contests from Telangana, it would create a wave in the entire state in favour of the Congress.
"Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji on her birthday. May she be blessed with a long and healthy life," the Prime Minister said in a post on 'X' on Saturday.
Alongside the prime minister, other political figures such as Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, Shashi Tharoor, and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin also shared their heartfelt greetings with the former Congress chief
Sonia Gandhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.