CWC to decide new working chief after Budget session
New Delhi, July 27: The Congress Working Committee meeting to decide the new Working President will meet after Parliament''s Budget session with outgoing party chief Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra refraining from taking any decision, party sources said.
A senior Congress leader wishing not to be named said the CWC, party''s top decision-making body, will meet after the conclusion of the Budget session to decide on the new Working President.
He said the CWC meeting was supposed to take place in the first week of August, but as the working of the House was extended for a week, the meeting will take place after that.
The party leader also said that Rahul Gandhi, who resigned as the party President earlier this month will attend the CWC meeting, but will not participate in electing his successor.
The party leader further said that even Rahul Gandhi''s sister Priyanka Gandhi will not participate in electing the new Working President of the party.
The Congress President has offered to resign from his post during the CWC meeting on May 25, just two days after the Lok Sabha elections were declared.
However, his offer was rejected by the CWC members giving him powers to make structural changes in the party.
Rahul Gandhi has offered to step down taking the moral responsibility of the party''s drubbing where it could manage to win only 52 out of 542 seats.
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Bengaluru: Commercial building fire brought under control, two rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building here on Friday evening, following which two people who were trapped on the terrace were safely rescued, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 5.30 pm at a commercial building located on Coles Road, they said.
However, no casualties were reported, officials added.
According to officials, the blaze started on the terrace, where a pantry and storeroom are located. The situation led to panic as the building is located adjacent to a petrol bunk, raising fears of a possible explosion.
Two people trapped on the terrace due to the fire were rescued by a police team along with Fire and Emergency Services personnel, a senior police officer said.
Four fire tenders were pressed into service, and after nearly an hour of intense firefighting, the blaze was brought under control.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
