‘No Split, But Gandhi Loyalists Must Go’: Lowdown On Congress Rebels’ Meet
New Delhi: At the meeting of the Congress “G-23” or the rebel group last night, leaders put aside the party for now, but asked Gandhis to remove their loyalists from the oldest posts to allow the resurrection of the oldest parties in India, the source said today .
This party was “too weak” to survive divisions, hunters were reportedly discussed at the meeting held at Ghulam Nabi Azad’s house, a leading member of the G-23 or the group of 23 dissidents who had written to Sonia Gandhi two years ago demanded a major change in Congress, including Leadership reshuffle.
Ghulam Prophet Azad is likely to meet with the President of Congress Sonia Gandhi to send messages from the meeting and concern of rebels, said the source. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to be at the meeting.
The G-23 met two days after the post-mortem election by the Congress Work Committee, the party’s decision-making agency on the party on Sunday.
Sonia Gandhi offered to resign at the meeting, along with her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said the family was ready for “sacrifice”. It was “rejected in a round voice”, said the leaders of the senior Congress after the meeting.
Congress announced after post-mortem – the latest from many years – that the party reiterated his belief in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and asked him to make changes in corrective organizations.
Sonia Gandhi fired Congress leaders from five states in which the party was diverted, and named the senior leader panel to suggest more changes – Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken, Avinash Pandey and Jitendra Singh.
The rebels accused the congress of packing panels with the Loyalist of the Gandhi family, they said, had done a little but protected the highest leadership while suggesting cosmetic changes.
The panel assigned by examining the reasons for Congress’ the state of the election of the country has the leaders responsible for misleading leadership, the rebel said.
