Mallikarjuna Kharge was elected as the first non-Gandhi President of the Congress after two decades

 

Mallikarjuna Kharge was elected as the first non-Gandhi President of the Congress after two decades

 

Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Mallikarjuna Kharge has been elected as the new president of AICC from Karnataka. Out of the total 9,385 votes cast, 7,897 votes were obtained in favor of Mallikarjuna Kharge and 1,072 votes were obtained in favor of MP Shashi Tharoor. More than 400 votes were rejected. Through this, Mallikarjuna Kharge will sit in the place of interim president Sonia Gandhi, after 24 years a non-Gandhi has been elected as the president of the Congress party. Defeated candidate Shashi Tharoor congratulated Mallikarjuna Kharge who was elected as the new president. Shashi Tharoor said in a statement that I believe the revival of the party has begun. Shashi Tharoor had said these words earlier on the polling day as well. Kharge will replace Sonia Gandhi, who has been at the helm since 1998, except for two years between 2017 and 2019, when Rahul Gandhi took over. Congress central election authority chairman Mistry expressed satisfaction with the party's presidential election process, saying it was "free, fair and transparent". He said it was a secret ballot and no one would know who voted for whom. Over 9,500 of the total 9,915 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates constituted by the Electoral College to elect the party chief in the secret ballot voted at the PCC offices and AICC headquarters. Before the election, Kharge had said that if he became the party president, he would seek the advice and support of the Gandhi family in running the affairs of the party. Supporters of Kharge, who hails from Karnataka, are celebrating his victory in front of his office in Karnataka and Delhi

 

No one is big, no one is small; Everyone should strengthen the party with unity: Kharge

 

 

 New Delhi: No one is big or small in the Congress party. Congress president-elect Mallikarjuna Kharge said on Wednesday that he will work like a true soldier of the Congress to strengthen the party organization. Kharge will officially take over as the Congress president on October 26 from Sonia Gandhi, who has been at the helm of the party since the resignation of Rahul Gandhi after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a press conference after being elected as party president, Kharge said that for me every Congress worker is equal and everyone should work together to fight the fascist forces that threaten democracy and the constitution. Kharge said that by conducting elections for the post of President, the Congress has shown the country how strong internal democracy is in the organization. No one is young and no one is old here. Kharge said that we all should work as activists to strengthen the organization. Country cannot be sacrificed for "dictatorship". He said that all Congress workers have to fight together against these "destructive" (destructive) forces. He said that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi called him an hour ago to congratulate him and told him that "we all need to work together to strengthen the Congress organisation".

 

Sonia Gandhi arrived at the residence of the new Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge and congratulated her

 

 New Delhi: Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi congratulated senior leader Mallikarjuna Kharge on his arrival at his residence as the new party president. His daughter and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived with Sonia Gandhi, also congratulated the new President Kharge. Mallikarjuna Kharge's wife and his son Priyank Kharge were also present at this time The results of the election held last Monday for the post of AICC President were announced today and Mallikarjun Kharge won by a landslide. Out of the total 9385 votes polled, Mallikarjuna Kharge got 7897 votes while each contestant MP Shashi Tharoor got 1,072 votes. More than 400 votes were rejected. With this, after 24 years, a non-Gandhi has been elected as the president of the Congress party.

 

Gujarat's Modhera is the country's first fully solar powered village!

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Modhera in the state of Gujarat will be the country's first 24x7 solar powered village. There is a famous Sun Temple in Modhera. Whenever people discuss solar energy in the world, this village appears in it. Government produces electricity and people buy it. But we want people to be energy producers. Do not pay for electricity; The Prime Minister demanded to sell it and earn from it. People of Modhera are consumers and producers of electricity. The government is buying the surplus electricity generated. Such successful efforts should be replicated across the country, he said. The Modhera Sun Temple and Town Solar Electrification Center are in partnership with state governments. He said the village has been integrated with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Sujjanpur in Mehsana, about 6 km from the Sun Temple. More than 1,300 rooftop solar systems have been installed on homes to generate electricity. While electricity comes from solar panels during the day, electricity is supplied from BESS at night. Modhera is the first modern village to have a solar-based modern electric vehicle charging station.