The Gandhi household main the Congress has come beneath renewed criticism.
New Delhi:
The Congress might advance its inner elections, amid contemporary questions on management after its newest state election defeats. The celebration’s high determination making physique, the Congress Working Committee or CWC, will meet this night.
Following are the highest 10 developments on this huge story:
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The huge rout within the 5 states has revived searing criticism of the Gandhi household and calls for for a whole overhaul and management change – a requirement that will not be confined to the “G-23” or group of 23 “dissenters” who had written to Sonia Gandhi two years in the past.
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Sources say the Congress organisational elections to pick a brand new celebration chief, scheduled in August-September, might now be superior by two-three months, within the CWC meet right now.
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The Congress has categorically denied that the Gandhis – celebration chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – will resign on the meet.
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57 leaders have been invited for the CWC meet. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Defence Minister AK Antony and three others won’t attend because of well being causes, say sources.
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Many internally predict one more futile train within the identify of “introspection” with the CWC – during which Gandhi “loyalists” simply outnumber “dissenters” – extensively anticipated to keep away from exhausting selections. There are solely three members from the “G-23” within the CWC – Anand Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Mukul Wasnik.
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The celebration is but to behave on the Ashok Chavan committee report that analysed the explanations for the Congress defeat in Kerala and West Bengal final 12 months. The committee, which was additionally tasked with recommending reforms, submitted its report in July final but it surely was by no means mentioned and even shared with the CWC, say sources.
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One of many dissidents, Vivek Tankha, has tweeted, asking the CWC to rebuild the thought of India as soon as once more. “Time to suppose! Not what the celebration do for you, however what you are able to do for the celebration. Enchantment to CWC, re construct the thought of India as soon as once more. We’ve expertise and attain. What we’d like is a collective endeavour. Let’s do it. We will do it.”
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Rahul Gandhi, who stepped down as Congress president after the celebration’s second straight nationwide election defeat in 2019, doesn’t maintain any official put up within the celebration however continues to name the pictures. Choices taken by him and his sister Priyanka Gandhi in states like Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are being blamed for the celebration’s ballot catastrophe.
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A few of the dissidents met at veteran chief Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence on Friday night and reportedly mentioned the way in which ahead, expressing dismay on the Congress management for not taking any corrective steps to revive the celebration.
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Simply hours earlier than the CWC meet right now, the Congress Parliamentary Technique Group met to debate the technique for the Price range Session of the Parliament, which resumes tomorrow. The meet, held at Sonia Gandhi’s home, was attended by Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Anand Sharma, Ok Suresh and Jairam Ramesh.