Rahul Gandhi resigned as Congress chief after the get together’s poor ends in the 2019 election (File)
New Delhi:
The Congress’ Delhi unit handed a “unanimous” decision on Sunday night asking Rahul Gandhi to return as get together chief “with rapid impact”.
The decision, anticipated to set off a sequence of comparable declarations by different state items, comes days after the get together mentioned organisational polls could be held in June – after Meeting elections in a number of key states, together with Bengal and Tamil Nadu. That announcement got here after a tempestuous assembly of the CWC (Congress Working Committee) – the get together’s highest decision-making physique.
On the assembly, senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Mukul Wasnik and P Chidambaram – amongst those that have raised uncomfortable questions over get together management and administration – requested for rapid organisational polls.
Towards them have been so-called Gandhi loyalists – Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh, and AK Antony, Tariq Anwar and Oommen Chandy – who mentioned it needs to be held after state polls.
The argument reportedly prompted Mr Gandhi to declare: “Once and for all, finish it and move on.”
Mr Gandhi resigned as get together chief in 2019 after the Congress suffered a humiliating defeat within the Lok Sabha election, and has been adamant about not returning since, regardless of a number of calls to take action.
Neither Sonia Gandhi nor Rahul Gandhi have expressed want within the high submit
His mom, Sonia Gandhi, who has been interim chief since he resigned and was President earlier than he took over, has made it clear she is just not focused on retaining the submit longer than needed.
Nevertheless, whereas the Gandhis say they don’t want the highest job, they proceed to be the centre of energy within the get together. No massive choice is taken with out their sign-off.
Over the previous months senior Congress leaders have known as for introspection over continued poor performances in elections, and for “full time” and visible” leadership to take the party forward. In August final 12 months, 23 high leaders wrote to Mrs Gandhi, triggering a row that break up the get together down the center.
Veteran leaders like Mr Azad, Mr Sharma, Mr Wasnik, and Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor have been among the many signatories and known as for empowerment of state items and organisational elections at each stage.
In response sources near Mrs Gandhi, 73, mentioned she talked of quitting, citing her poor well being.
Sonia Gandhi met some of the letter-writers final month and mentioned the problems raised by them. One other assembly – the get together known as it the primary in a sequence of discussions – was held final week.
“A constructive dialogue was began by Sonia Gandhi… talked about deciding top leadership,” get together chief Pawan Bansal mentioned.
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