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Bihar Congress leaders plan September 8 dharna at Delhi HQ
Hindustan Times··29 Aug
Bihar Congress leaders plan a dharna outside Indira Bhavan on September 8 seeking a meeting with Rahul Gandhi. They also want Bihar general secretary Krishna Allavaru and state chief Rajesh Kumar removed. AICC member Anand Madhav said meeting requests since November 2025 brought no slot. Congress won six Bihar seats in 2025, down from 19 in 2020.
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What It Means For You
- Bihar Congress workers planning to travel will gather outside the Delhi party headquarters on September 8.
- Demands centre on removing Allavaru and Kumar after the party's weak 2025 Assembly showing.
- Senior Bihar AICC member Kishore Kumar Jha backed hearing the grievances while preferring a negotiated fix.
What's Happening
- Madhav said leaders met Mallikarjun Kharge, K.C. Venugopal and Ashok Gehlot on November 3, 2025, without follow-through.
- Former Bihar vice presidents Jamal Ahmed and Rajkumar Rajan are among those joining the protest call.
- Kumar himself lost his seat in the 2025 Bihar elections.
Why the Protest Targets Party HQ
- Organisers called for a peaceful dharna and demonstrations outside Indira Bhavan over access to Gandhi and leadership changes.
- Congress workers last protested outside 24 Akbar Road and 10 Janpath in May 2004 when Sonia Gandhi declined the prime ministership.
- The 2025 tally of six seats, versus 19 in 2020, is the performance figure cited by the dissenting leaders.
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