Asserting that Mahatma Gandhi has been and will continue to be the fundamental source of inspiration, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said his legacy is under threat

Congress is holding its CWC meeting on December 26 and 27 in Belagavi to celebrate the centenary of the 1924 session of the party.

Earlier today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of deliberately weakening democratic institutions at the Congress Working Committee's (CWC) "Nav Satyagraha Baithak" in Belagavi, as the party commemorated the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1924 presidency.

The meeting, steeped in historical contexts, began at the same venue where Gandhi had assumed the presidency of the party 100 years ago

Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the former Congress chief called for a fight against the forces she accused of creating a toxic atmosphere that led to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.

Taking a swipe at the PM Modi-led BJP government, Sonia Gandhi highlighted that Mahatma Gandhi has been and will continue to be the fundamental source of inspiration.

Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party, attacked the BJP and the right wing today over their treatment of Mahatma Gandhi, saying his legacy is "under threat from those in power in New Delhi and the ideologies and institutions.

Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre on Thursday, Sonia Gandhi alleged that the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi is under "threat" from the ruling dispensation.