Overview
- The Congress Working Committee met on Wednesday at Indira Bhawan and resolved to expand the 'Chhatron ki Goonj' student outreach to 800 cities to channel anger over paper leaks, exam scandals and recruitment irregularities.
- Party president Mallikarjun Kharge labelled alleged irregularities in donations to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust a 'chanda chori' controversy and demanded a public accounting, investigations and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Kharge asked Congress chief ministers to work with education experts and submit a time‑bound 'education‑to‑employment' roadmap to link reforms in schools, exams and higher education to job outcomes.
- The CWC flagged recent reports of Chinese encroachment and criticised the government’s secrecy on border matters, saying the public deserves clearer information about frontline positions and changes on the ground.
- Leaders reviewed assembly poll plans for states such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Goa, signalled scepticism about a delimitation‑linked women’s reservation proposal and aim to use grassroots campaigns on these issues to shift voter perception before elections.