new Delhi . Sonia Gandhi has taken the responsibility of reaching out to the dissidents and partly succeeded in persuading them to jointly fight the BJP. Also Ghulam Nabi Azad’s statement that there is no question on Sonia Gandhi’s leadership has come as a relief to the Gandhi family loyalists.
However, one person, Kapil Sibal, would be worried as he demanded that the Gandhi family back down.
After meeting Sonia Gandhi, Azad distanced himself and the group from the views of senior party leader and fellow G-23 leader Kapil Sibal for a change of leadership. Azad said Sonia Gandhi’s offer to step back has been rejected by all groups, including her, and we want her to continue.
The Congress has an unwritten rule since Sonia Gandhi assumed power in 1998 that no one questioned her leadership whether she lost or won an election. After the 2019 defeat, Rahul Gandhi took the blame and resigned as the party president. After the latest electoral debacle, Sibal misquoted the party’s sentiments and targeted the Gandhi family, who still have majority support in the party. Only 18 people attended the meeting at Azad’s residence and even Mukul Wasnik, the signatory to his statement, kept a distance.
Dissident groups in the Congress have highlighted the names of Sachin Pilot and Mukul Wasnik as possible replacements, but both cannot go against the Gandhi family as Pilot has his own goals in Rajasthan and has been close to the Wasnik family.
Senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad had on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi and said that there is no vacancy for the post of president as of now and no one has asked her to leave. After this, the demand for a change in the G-23 party has weakened.
“Nobody said that Mrs. Gandhi should step down, there is no question on the leadership, we will fight unitedly against the BJP,” he said.
“He is the Congress President, we are the leaders of the party, the feedback that is given for the reorganization of the organization is not for the public. There is no question on the leadership, when Mrs. Gandhi offered (to step back) We all rejected it.”
After the crucial meeting that lasted for over an hour, Azad told media persons, “When the party goes for organizational elections, there will be deliberations. It will be decided at that time.”
“No post of Congress President is vacant.”
His remarks indicate that the internal battle of the Congress is heading towards a ceasefire as Gandhi is actively reaching out to dissidents along with senior party leader Rahul Gandhi, who has good equations with former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. are not. Met him on Thursday and listened to his problems. Later, Hooda met G-23 leaders.
Similarly, the Gandhi family is reaching out to each and every individual in the G-23 group, either individually or through a messenger, demanding drastic changes in the functioning of the party.
The ‘G-23’ met on Wednesday and issued a statement demanding a fresh revamp of the Congress organization and fixing the accountability of those involved in the election process.
He said, “We believe that the only way forward for the Congress is to adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision making at all levels. To oppose the BJP, it is necessary to strengthen the Congress party. We demand The Congress party should initiate dialogue with like-minded forces to create a platform to pave the way for a credible alternative in 2024.”
—AnyTV News
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