Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered to step down from the leadership of the Gandhi family at the Congress Working Committee meeting held on Sunday following the defeat in five states. Raising the issue of all-out attacks on the leadership over the defeat, Sonia said that if the party feels that the withdrawal of the Gandhi family is in the interest of the Congress, then all three of them (Sonia, Rahul, and Priyanka) not only to leave but also make any sacrifice. are ready to give.
CWC turned down the offer
However, the Working Committee unanimously rejected the offer and expressed confidence in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and also empowered it to make sweeping organizational changes and plug loopholes because of the deepening crisis of the party's current defeat. At the same time, it was also decided in the Working Committee that the party would conduct a contemplation camp of all the senior leaders immediately after the Parliament session to get Congress out of the current crisis.
offer to quit
According to sources, Sonia Gandhi, in her opening address to the meeting, spoke about the attacks on the Gandhi family in political discourse as well as the vocal voices of discontent rising in the party over the defeat of the Congress in the five states elections. offered to leave. In the meeting that lasted for about five hours, he said that if the working committee feels so, then all three of them are ready to completely withdraw from their role in the party.
Concern expressed about Congress
The working committee immediately rejected this offer of Sonia in one voice. Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is leading the leaders of the disgruntled group, was the first to reject it, saying that Sonia Gandhi's leadership was never questioned by them, but everyone was concerned about the Congress's deteriorating condition not being rectified.
Ghulam Nabi Azad said - We are with the party
After this stand of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sonia Gandhi asked the working committee to express her views on the situation in the party frankly and openly. On this, Azad said that because of the serious political challenge of the Congress, they are called rebels and agents of BJP for plugging the loopholes and raising the issue of change, whereas the truth is that those who called us as agents of BJP are themselves BJP. I went and we are at the party.
The rest of the parties will have to bring along
According to sources, during this time Azad agreed with Rahul Gandhi that Congress is the only party to fight firmly against BJP based on ideology. But Azad also said that Congress alone cannot defeat the BJP in the current situation and for this, the rest of the parties will have to be brought together.
don't mind trying
Rahul Gandhi said that many parties of the opposition camp are not coming with the party at the moment. On this, Azad said that the efforts of Congress should continue, and if we talk to ten parties, then six seven will come. According to sources, other senior leaders of the disgruntled camp, Anand Sharma and Mukul Wasnik put the figure of Congress losing 39 in 49 elections held since 2014.
Disgruntled camp expressed concern
Also said that the party is not only losing but its vote percentage is also coming down to one or two percent and it is a matter of serious concern. Anand Sharma also told Congress to remain firmly on the path of its ideology. Also said that whether it is Islamic fundamentalism or Hindu fundamentalism, we have to continue our firm stand against both.
Leadership needs to be alert
Anand Sharma also cited the tradition of frank talks in the Congress and said that the leadership needs to be alert from the Narad Munis and chucklers of the party who call the talk of self-reflection and rectification of flaws as rebellion.
Question on handing over command to Sidhu
According to sources, during this time, indirectly pointing to the loss caused by making Navjot Singh Sidhu the state president in Punjab, it was said that people coming from other parties are given the command of the states whose commitment towards the Congress is not the same.
Priyanka laid the report before the working committee
During this, the in-charge of all the states including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, presented their detailed report about the defeat in front of the working committee. Ghulam Nabi Azad and Digvijay Singh made their comments based on their past experiences as in charge of Uttar Pradesh and also put forth suggestions in the context of the defeat.
Gehlot praised Rahul
Before the meeting, Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior party leader Ashok Gehlot said that in today's time, Rahul Gandhi is the only leader of the country who is fighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with full strength. He also lauded Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for fighting the elections in Uttar Pradesh with full force.
Infighting over the party
Gehlot said that the echo of the campaign 'I can fight a girl was heard across the country. He alleged that the BJP had won the recent elections by being polarised, and admitted that the Congress was defeated in Punjab due to infighting. Gehlot also accused BSP supremo Mayawati of colluding with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
DK Shivakumar also raised his voice in favor of Rahul
Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar also tweeted and said, 'As I said earlier, Rahul Gandhi should immediately take the responsibility of the full-time president. This is the wish of crores of party workers like me. During the meeting, many party leaders and workers gathered near the party headquarters. They raised slogans in support of Rahul Gandhi and demanded that he be handed over the reins of the party once again.
expressed trust in the Gandhi family
Youth Congress President Srinivas Biwi said that the Gandhi family is the thread that binds not only Congress but all sections of the country. It does not depend on any electoral victory or defeat.
These giants joined
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ashok Gehlot, and many other leaders attended the CWC meeting chaired by Sonia Gandhi. However, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh due to illness, senior leader AK Antony and some other leaders did not attend the meeting due to being infected with Covid.
There was speculation about the resignation of the Gandhi family
A day before the meeting, a section of the media had reported that the Gandhi family may offer to resign from party posts. However, Congress officially denied the news, terming it as "false and mischievous".
G-23 suggested the name of Wasnik
Sources said that the disgruntled G-23 group leaders of the party had suggested Mukul Wasnik for the post of party president but it was not accepted. A G-23 leader said that even though Sonia Gandhi is the president (interim) of the party, it is virtually run by KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, and Randeep Surjewala and they have no accountability. Rahul Gandhi is not the president, yet he works behind the scenes and takes decisions.
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