A day after the INDIA bloc rally here against alleged vote chori (theft), the Congress leadership on Monday (November 2, 2026) held separate meetings with party leaders from Uttarakhand and Manipur to review the political situation and organisational preparedness for the Assembly election due early next year in both States.
Venugopal attended the meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his official residence at 10, Rajaji Marg. On Saturday (October 31, 2026), the Congress leadership also met party leaders from Punjab, where factionalism has broken out openly. The All India Congress Committee general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand, Kumari Selja, told reporters that the party would hold a rally on November 4 to highlight corruption, particularly the alleged irregularities in the sale of land parcels.
Former party chief Rahul Gandhi and general secretary (organisation) K.C. Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal, the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Pritam Singh, and senior leader Harak Singh Rawat were present at the meeting. Party veteran and former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, whose personal yatra across Uttarakhand had riled a section of the party’s State unit, was not present. The party would also organise protests across the State, Ms.
“The Congress is fighting with full vigour for the rights and entitlements of the people, from the streets to the legislature,” Mr. Kharge said in a post on social media platform X, adding that the party was committed to providing Uttarakhand with a secure and accountable government. Selja said. The party also discussed its organisational preparedness and strategy for the Assembly elections, Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra said, adding that the people of Manipur deserved peace, security, stability and accountable governance.
