Congress Chief to Hold Key Meeting with Jharkhand Leaders

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will convene a significant meeting with Jharkhand Congress leaders on Wednesday evening. The meeting will include the legislative party leader, ministers, and other key party functionaries. Discussions are expected to focus on renaming MGNREGA, organizational development, party priorities, and the political landscape of Congress-supported states. This meeting is considered crucial as the Congress is directly involved in the state government. Previous meetings between five Congress MLAs and senior party leaders, including Kharge and K.C. Venugopal, have raised concerns about ministers not heeding the MLAs' advice and demands for proportional ministerial representation in the coalition government. The opposition BJP has criticized the Congress, highlighting the internal issues as indicative of a disconnect between the government and the public.