Amendment expected in the constitution and rules of INC

Possibility of relaxation on no-drinking bylaw

60% of office bearers were in favour of drinking alcohol

Editorial comments

• For so many years how many Congressmen were abiding by the condition of not drinking alcohol ? They have to be honest about it.
• Realise that the Congressmen who beg for votes in the name of Mohandas Gandhi grossly violate the party bylaws framed under the presidency of MK Gandhi.

New Delhi – 100 years ago, the party’s constitution was written under the presidency of Mohandas Gandhi’s, which is about to change now. Exceptions can be made to the rules of ‘no drinking’ and ‘compulsion to weave khadi’. At the same time, the rules will be tightened on the statements made from public platforms, sources said. A committee will be set up to look into the matter.

At a meeting of Congress office-bearers in October, there was an open discussion on certain matters. About 60 % of office bearers present at the meeting agreed that they couldn’t follow the ‘stay away from alcohol’ rule.