Sonia Gandhi rejigs Congress parliamentary groups, dissenting leaders included

Updated : Jul 18, 2021 14:35
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Editorji News Desk

Days after Rahul Gandhi asked dissenting leaders to join RSS because the Congress party does not need them, interim president Sonia Gandhi included them in Congress' parliamentary groups. 

While Adhir Ranjan Chowdury will continue as Congress' Leader of House in the Lok Sabha, Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari from the dissenting group of 23 leaders have been included in the 7-member Lok Sabha team. 

Also watch: 'Those afraid of BJP must be thrown out': Rahul's message to Congress dissidents

In Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge will continue as the party's leader but the reconstituted group now includes veterans P Chidambaram, Ambika Soni and Digvijaya Singh. 

The Parliament convenes for the monsoon session on Monday, July 19. 

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