Congress news: On Saturday, the Congress party made amendments to its constitution, including a new clause requiring members to refrain from using drugs and promoting their use. Additionally, the constitution has been amended to allow up to 50% of reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, women, minorities, and youth in the Congress Working Committee (CWC).
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85 Amendments in Party Constitution
The party constitution underwent a total of 85 amendments, as announced by Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala during the 85th plenary session of the Congress held in Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Congress party has made significant amendments to its constitution, including the provision of permanent membership to MPs, former prime ministers, and former party presidents in the all-powerful working committee.
The party has announced a shift towards digital membership, with a new system in place to maintain records online. Additionally, the party has also made plans to include a third-gender option in membership forms.
Additionally, the number of CWC members has been raised to 35, and 50% reservations for women, SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, and youth have been mandated at all levels of the AICC. Furthermore, the party has also ensured that those below 50 years of age should receive 50% reservations at all levels from mandal to state.
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See photos from the session here
In a statement, party said, “The Congress pioneered the Constitutional Amendment on anti-defection, and took several measures during the UPA-2 government to strengthen it. Since 2014, the BJP has engineered mass defections, purchased legislators and thus toppled democratically elected government after government. The Congress will amend the Constitution to eliminate such practices.”
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