Observing the strict attitude of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, the regional straps of the Madhya Pradesh Congress are forced to maintain coordination among them.
The State unit of Congress has convened on a meeting of its coordination committee at the party’s state headquarters on June 1. All the senior leaders of the State would attend the meet.
It would be long time after which all the senior leaders of the State including Congress general secretary and former chief minister Digvijay Singh, state Congress president Kantilal Bhuria, leader of opposition Ajay Singh, Union ministers Kamalnath and Jyotiraditya Scindia, former union minister Suresh Pachouri, Arun Yadav, Satyavrat Chaturvedi, Shrinivas Tiwari, Indrajeet Patel, Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, Aslam Sher Khan and 15 members of the committee would participate.
Party sources informed that Union Minister Kamalnath, who often remains absent from the party programmes and meetings would also attend the meeting necessitated after party vice president expressed displeasure over the groupism in the State.
All the senior leaders of the state have given their consent for attending the June 1 meeting. Sources said that the party workers would be sent a message through this meeting that all the leaders of the state are united for making Mission 2013 a success. Besides, the meeting would discuss the election strategy, future programs related with the election, role of senior leaders in the party programmes and on what issues the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should be attacked.
Sources said that the meeting would also review the Parivartan Yatra, training camps organised at district level and other programmes organised by the party. The meeting could also discuss the formula of Rahul Gandhi.
The preparations for the meet to be presided over by the state in-charge general secretary BK Hariprasad have been started.
Party sources claimed that mainly issues related to organisation would be discussed in the meeting. Supporters of both Scindia and Kamal Nath would be accommodated in the organisation and the replacement of Deputy leader of Opposition late Harvansh Singh would also be searched for.