After the humiliating defeat in the elections, the fight for the Congress is not taking its name to stop. In the CWC meeting on Sunday, although Sonia Gandhi had even offered her resignation, so that the unity in the Congress remained. But his move doesn’t seem to have made much difference. Yes, it is a matter of course that these leaders have softened their attitude a little.
The hallmark of this was seen when the G23 leaders changed the venue of their meeting at the last minute. Actually, earlier all the leaders had agreed that the meeting should be held at Kapil Sibal’s house. But after Sunday, the way Sibal made the Gandhi family’s ouster from the party leadership an issue, all the leaders did not see the same opinion. The venue of Wednesday’s meeting was changed at the last minute to Ghulam Nabi Azad’s house. When the meeting took place there, it was surprising.
The leaders who were earlier known for their rebellious attitude. This time some other names were also added to them. The most important thing is that Shashi Tharoor, who often saved the Gandhi family, joined this group. Even more shocking, Mani Shankar Iyer was also seen shunning the Gandhi family. He also attended the meeting. Apart from him, Preneet Kaur, wife of Captain Amarinder of Punjab also attended the meeting. Apart from himself, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari, Bhupendra Hooda, Prithvi Raj Chavan, Raj Babbar, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, PJ Kurien, Tharoor, Iyer were among the leaders who gathered at Azad’s house for dinner.
Critics say that it is clear from the developments on Wednesday that the rebel leaders do not want disintegration in the Congress. Seeing Sibal’s voice, it seemed that he was intent on fighting the battle of Apar. But the leaders of this faction are giving a message that they are not in the mood to fight a cross-border battle with the Gandhi family. They are in favor of reform by putting pressure on the leadership. The party should again stand on its feet and regain its old glory, this is visible from the attitude of these leaders.
But even then Tharoor and Iyer’s arrival there remained unsettling. It is clear from his presence that he is also believing that it is not possible to sit by relying only on the Gandhi family for victory. For this, something different has to be done in the recent times.