Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday held crucial meetings with senior leaders of the Haryana Congress, as well as observers from the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), as part of the party’s ongoing organisational rejuvenation campaign.
The Congress, which has been out of power in Haryana for over a decade, has lacked a functional district-level organisation for the past 11 years. Rahul’s visit to the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) headquarters in Chandigarh is seen as a major step in rebuilding the party’s grassroots structure in the state.
Gandhi arrived at the HPCC office around noon, approximately 30 minutes after landing at the local airport. He spent nearly two and a half hours at the party office, engaging in back-to-back meetings—first with senior party leaders and then with AICC and PCC observers.
Prominent Congress leaders in attendance included former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, state unit president Udai Bhan, former HPCC chiefs including Birender Singh, AICC general secretary Kumari Selja, senior leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, senior leaders Ajay Singh Yadav, MP Deepender Singh Hooda, and former MP Ashok Tanwar.
During the interaction, senior leaders shared their inputs on revitalising the state unit and strengthening the District Congress Committees (DCCs). Party sources indicated that the discussions centred around a roadmap for rebuilding an active and united organisation across Haryana.
Following the meeting with senior leaders, Gandhi also met separately with AICC and PCC observers, who have been tasked with overseeing the reconstitution of the party's organisational structure in the state.
Speaking to the media after the meetings, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Birender Singh acknowledged that the party had suffered from the absence of an organisational framework in Haryana for over a decade. However, he expressed optimism that the Congress would emerge stronger once the full structure is re-established.
Addressing concerns about past factionalism in the Haryana unit, Singh asserted that all leaders are now working in unison. “Everyone is united,” he said.
Amit Sihag, who took part in the meeting of the observers, told reporters later that the Congress leadership is trying to build an energetic organisation and added that the party's senior leaders will play a role in this.
"Soon, you will see a strong organisation of our party in Haryana," Sihag said, adding this process will be completed in a time-bound manner. "Rahul ji came to meet everyone to express his views on this and meet everyone," he added.
The party has appointed observers to appoint the District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in Haryana.
Earlier, Gandhi was given a warm welcome by party leaders upon his arrival at the airport. Gandhi had on Tuesday visited Bhopal as part of the 'Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan' (organisation rejuvenation campaign).
On Monday, the Congress leader in-charge of party's Haryana affairs, B K Hariprasad, told reporters here that the process to appoint the district presidents will be completed in one month. Bhan said the Congress in the meeting held at Belagavi in Karnataka in December last year had decided that 2025 would be a year for strengthening the organisation. Hariprasad had on Monday explained the appointment process of the district presidents. After the district chiefs' appointment, this will be followed up with the selection of a state unit chief and other appointments in the state unit, he had said.
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