NEW DELHI, February 5, 2024—In connection with the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, under the leadership of president Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely, has been taking one decision after another, and a meeting of the Screening Committee was held at the DPCC office, Rajiv Bhawan today, to intensify the selection process of the Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Those who attended the meeting included Screening Committee chairperson and MP Rajni Patil, members Sardar Pargat Singh and Krishna Allavaru. The meeting was also attended by the senior leaders of the party, ex-MPs, former Ministers and ex-MLAs.
Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely said that Delhi Congress was not only strengthening the party at the booth-level, but was also making many key appointments, and the appointment of a new president of the Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress was in this connection. Shri Lovely said that the party was holding extensive campaigns to associate youth, women and people from all sections of society with the Congress party. He appealed to the party workers and leaders to work round-the-clock to strengthen the party in their respective areas. He said that it was the Congress party’s aim to inflict a crushing defeat on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, as Congress was waging a determined fight to protect democracy and the Constitution in the country. Shri Lovely said that Delhi Congress will fully honour Alliance commitments, but the party will continue the process of selecting its candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
AICC In-charge of Delhi Shri Deepak Babria, addressing the meeting, said that Congress party was working towards strengthening the India Alliance partnership. He said that constructive discussions were also being held in Delhi with the India Alliance partners, but the party was also woking towards fighting the Lok Sabha elections with all its might whether the India Alliance collaboration happens or does not happen. He appealed to everyone to make direct interaction with the common people, and besides popularizing the programmes and policies of the party, people should also be reminded about the 15-year development-oriented governance of the Delhi Government.
Senior leader and ex-MLA Shri Mukesh Sharma said that the Screening Committee, headed by Rajni Patil and the other two members, held separate meetings with prospective candidates from Delhi from 12 noon to late in the evening, to find out the party’s prospects in Delhi. They also held discussions with the District presidents to get their feedback. Shri Sharma said that the party has also sought suggestions from the Congress workers and the common people regarding suitable candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, and taking all these aspects into account, Congress will make the final choice of the most suitable and powerful candidates for the Lok Sabha elections at the earliest.
Besides Shri Deepak Babaria and Shri Arvinder Singh Lovely, the meeting was attended by All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba, former MPs Smt. Krishna Tirath, Shri Sandeep Dixit, Shri Parvez Hashmi, Shri Ramesh Kumar, Dr. Udit Raj, former PCC president Ch. Anil Kumar, former Delhi Minister Shri Haroon Yusuf, Shri Rajkumar Chauhan, Shri Mangatram Singhal, Prof. Kiran Walia, Dr. Narendra Nath, AICC Secretaries Abhishek Dutt, CP Mittal, Amrita Dhawan, former MLAs Mukesh Sharma, Ch. Matin Ahmed, Dr. Bijender Singh, Bheesham Sharma, Hasan Ahmed, Kanwar Karan Singh, Jai Kishan, Naseeb Singh, Surendra Kumar, Hari Shankar Gupta, Neeraj Basoya, Anil Bhardwaj, former Mayor Farhad Suri, Jitender Kumar Kochhar, Amit Malik, Chattar Singh, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Advocate Dinesh Kumar, Gurcharan Singh Raju, Virendra Kasana, Ch. Ajit Singh, Laxman Rawat, Onika Mehrotra, Mahmood Zia, Jai Kishan Sharma, Dr. Naresh Kumar, Rajesh Garg, Delhi Mahila Congress President Pushpa Singh, Delhi Seva Dal Chief Organizer Sunil Kumar, Youth Congress President Ranvijay Lochav and NSUI Chairman Kunal Sehrawat.
