Prashant Kishor declines offer to join Congress


New Delhi, Apr 26 (IANS): The Congress on Tuesday officially announced that election strategist Prashant Kishor will not be working for the party as he declined to be part of the empowered action group for the 2024 general elections.

The declaration came a day after Sonia Gandhi had announced the constitution of the group.

Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet, "Following a presentation and discussion with Prashant Kishor, the Congress President has constituted a Empowered Action Group 2024 & invited him to join the party as part of the group with defined responsibility. He declined. We appreciate his efforts & suggestion given to party."

The group was formed after a report was submitted by an eight-member committee on April 21.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi received a report from the eight-member group on April 21. Today she discussed the report with the group. Based on the discussions, the Congress President has decided to constitute an Empowered Action Group for 2024 in order to address the political challenges ahead," the party had said in an official statement on Monday .

Surjewala, who did not want to comment on the members of the group, said: "But as I have said, the Empowered Action Group will strategise for the 2024 general elections."

 

  

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  • Anil, Mangaluru

    Wed, Apr 27 2022

    Not surprising since the old guard like Antony , Kharge etc will not allow anyone to get close to the Gs . Any hope for the party for 2024 is now lost .

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  • Shivraj, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 27 2022

    Did he give free consultations .. All his points taken in and then fired ..

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  • Agnes, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 27 2022

    Rahulji and Soniaji hard decisions are need of the hour. You can't battles with old outdated soldiers. Make way for young blood with innovative ideas to beat the opposition or else you will witness another humiliating defeat.

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  • Riyaz, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 26 2022

    Nobody interested to travel in sinking ship. Its best for congress party to marge with states regional parties. Now no hope left in congress party and its leaders

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  • Berti, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 26 2022

    Congress on self made Barbadi. They dont want changes and Hard Dicisions taken. This Granpa Politicians they made enough for thier great grand children so in next General election either cast vote for BJP or AAP and no one else. Let congress be finished in this election. Untill Rahul and Granny Sonia is there nothing is going to change in congress. They still think nepotism can win over Everything. So finally Congress mukt bharat is going to happen as predicted by modiJI.

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Apr 26 2022

    Think after Rahuls 45 crore jobs byte, Prashant Kishore, finally realized what he was up against. Congress has indeed reached a point of no return.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 26 2022

    BJPians have a different problem to worry - AAP. Forget Congress.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 26 2022

    PAAP?

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  • Anees, Karkala Dubai

    Wed, Apr 27 2022

    Deshbhakt, BJP and AAP are head and tail of RSS sikkha. Fund get 70% head and 30% to tail ,RSS strategy is Congress party to keep out from power.

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