New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Congress will hold a ten day workshop in Gujarat to train its newly-elected district unit chiefs on fundamental issues, including the Constitution and the party's ideology, with senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi scheduled to attend, party leaders aware of the details said.

For the first time, experts outside the party will join the programme, which will begin on Wednesday, Congress MP and former Gujarat Pradesh Congress chief Shakti Sinh Gohail told HT. It underlines the importance attached to the District Congress Committee (DCCs), which have been revamped as part of pet projects of Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

"Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will inaugurate the prog...