As Rahul Flys To London, Manmohan Singh Holds Meeting With Congress CMs

TPI Staff June 15, 2019

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Mumbai: As party chief Rahul Gandhi flew off to London, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting with chief ministers from states were congress is currently ruling.

Singh held a meeting with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy, whose government is in coalition with the Congress, Puducherry’s CM V Narayansamy and Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath. Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh gave it a miss citing health issues.

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According to the media report, the agenda of the meeting was to discuss the issues that the Congress and its allies will take in the NITI Aayog meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is on a week-long trip to London. Rahul is believed to have flown out of the country earlier this week.

He left a day before Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala addressing the media and said, “He (Rahul Gandhi) was, is and will remain the party president.”

Rahul Gandhi is expected to return on June 17 for the monsoon session of the Parliament.