Some of the ‘G 23’ leaders who attended the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting said that they have been demanding corrective steps to strengthen the party, but some leaders have “insulted” them, which now must be closed. According to sources, these leaders said that they are members of the Congress, are not ‘political tourists’ and will always remain in the party. He also said that the party leadership should be aware of ‘Narad-Muni’ and ‘rumour-spreaders’.
Three leaders of ‘G23’ Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and Mukul Wasnik are included in the CWC. According to sources, Sharma told the meeting that the Congress needs to pay special attention to the English-speaking region and the party has to reject all forms of communalism while pursuing its core values. He said that there is an urgent need to take corrective steps to improve the condition of the party.
According to sources, ‘Anand Sharma asked in the meeting why the public is rejecting us?’ Sharma said that necessary steps should be taken to strengthen the party and things cannot continue like this. Sources said Sharma said that the ‘G-23’ leaders have been talking of corrective steps in the party, for this “insulting” them should stop.
According to sources, a leader of this group in the meeting said, “Today when we talk of accountability, our words are mischievously used and it is shown by some leaders that we are rebelling.” We have been members of Congress for a long time and will continue to do so. According to sources, a G-23 leader said, “We are not political tourists. The party leadership should be aware of those spreading rumours. Azad said the party needed a collective introspection.
Mukul Wasnik mentioned that Congress has only 14 Lok Sabha members from Jammu to Nagpur, so Congress should take necessary steps so that the trust of the people can be won. A leader of this group said that all parties with similar ideology should come on one platform and try to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.