Sonia-led procession to herald Congress plenary
December 19th, 2010 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Congress leaders will Sunday hold a customary procession to mark Sonia Gandhi’s re-election as party president and to herald the delegates session of the 83rd Congress plenary at the tented township of Burari in northwest Delhi, a party leader said.”It is a traditional item in the plenary functions for decades,” Congress general secretary Oscar Fernandes told IANS.
Sonia Gandhi will first hoist the Congress flag at the plenary grounds after which she will be led in a procession to the dias.
Senior Congress leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A.K. Antony, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi and other All India Congress Committee (AICC) leaders will participate in the procession that is expected to to enter the plenary hall around 10 a.m.
The Congress is holding its plenary in Delhi after 32 years. Gandhi was re-elected Congress president in September, making her the longest-serving chief of the 125-year-old party.
- Congress president has five-year term now - Dec 19, 2010
- Time for Rahul Gandhi to take more responsibility: Digvijay Singh - Dec 19, 2010
- 'Sonia Gandhi to decide on Congress' state unit chiefs soon' - Oct 09, 2010
- Delhi readies to host its sixth Congress plenary - Dec 12, 2010
- AICC reshuffle, CWC appointments very soon: Oscar Fernandes - Jan 24, 2011
- Gandhi family, Rahul photos fly off shelves at plenary - Dec 20, 2010
- Congress to hold its plenary session on December 20 - Oct 05, 2010
- Bihar Congress ticket fraud: Wasnik under fire - Dec 20, 2010
- Assertive not downcast, Congress to get combative at plenary - Dec 17, 2010
- Post office, food courts, tented township - all set for Congress plenary - Dec 15, 2010
- Ayodhya verdict does not condone Babri razing: Congress (Second Lead) - Oct 05, 2010
- Congress 83rd plenary session begins in New Delhi - Dec 18, 2010
- AICC meeting may authorise Sonia to appoint working committee - Nov 01, 2010
- I am scared to lose Amethi: Rahul - Dec 19, 2010
- Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president (Night Lead) - Sep 02, 2010
Tags: aicc, congress leaders, congress plenary, congress president, defence minister, fernandes, finance minister, general secretary, india congress committee, manmohan, manmohan singh, party leader, party president, plenary hall, pranab mukherjee, prime minister manmohan, prime minister manmohan singh, procession, rahul gandhi, sonia gandhi