New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra proposed to resign during the Congress Working Committee meeting today but the CWC unanimously rejected this, said sources on Sunday. “Sonia Gandhi in her speech said that if the party feels we all three (herself, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) are ready to resign, but CWC unanimously rejected this,” said sources.
Speaking to ANI, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Sonia Gandhi along with her family members Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was ready to scarify their posts for the party, but we all rejected this. “Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi said that she along with her family members Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are ready to scarify their posts for the party, but we all rejected this,” said on CWC meeting. Congress Working Committee called the recent Assembly election results of five states a “cause of serious concern” for the party.
Addressing a press conference after around five-hour-long meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Venugopal said “The CWC unanimously reaffirms its faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and requests the Congress President to lead from the front, address the organizational weaknesses, effect necessary and comprehensive organizational changes in order to take on the political challenges.”
Congress will also hold a Chintan Shivir immediately after the Budget Session of Parliament and before that Congress Working Committee will meet again, he added. Sonia Gandhi will immediately take up immediate corrective measures to revamp and re-strengthen the organization, informed Venugopal.
Congress leader R Surjewala was addressing the press conference along with Venugopal said, “Every single member of CWC wants Sonia Gandhi to guide the party till organizational elections are held.” The results of five assembly polls came as a shock to the Congress which was hoping to do well to revive its prospects for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and to fend off the emerging challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Trinamool Congress to replace it as the fulcrum of anti-BJP politics in the country. (ANI)
CWC requested Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress from front
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee on Sunday requested the Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi to lead from the front, address organizational weaknesses, effect necessary and comprehensive organizational changes in order to take on the political challenges.
Speaking to ANI, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that Sonia Gandhi will continue to remain as party chief. “Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will lead us and will take future steps. We all have faith in her leadership”, said Mallikarjun Kharge.
After the conclusion of the CWC meeting, Indian National Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, “The party accepts that due to shortcomings in our strategy, we could not effectively expose the misrule of BJP State Governments in four States and overcome the anti-incumbency in the state of Punjab in a short time after effecting a change of leadership.”
“The CWC unanimously reaffirms its faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and requests the Congress President to lead from the front, address the organizational weaknesses, effect necessary and comprehensive organizational changes in order to take on the political challenges,” he added.
Venugopal further added that the Congress party represents the “hopes of millions of Indians against political authoritarianism prevailing in the country today and the party is fully conscious of its immense responsibility.”
Accepting the electoral verdict of the latest round of Assembly elections, the Congress party assured its workers and the people of India that it will continue to remain a vigilant and vibrant opposition. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, party’s leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and P Chidambaram attended the meeting of the Congress Working Committee.
The CWC meeting comes in the backdrop of its poor performance in the just-concluded Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur. (ANI)
