Sonia Gandhi to proceed as Congress intervening time president, after  four-hour lengthy CWC meet

By means of PTI

NEW DELHI: Days after its election debacle in 5 states, the Congress’ most sensible decision-making frame on Sunday brainstormed over the best way ahead “and “unanimously reaffirmed” religion within the management of celebration President Sonia Gandhi.

Amid requires large-scale reforms to restore the celebration’s dwindling electoral fortunes, AICC normal secretary KC Venugopal stated after the over four-hour assembly of the Congress Operating Committee (CWC) that the celebration president will instantly absorb corrective measures to redesign and re-strengthen organisation.

The Congress will grasp a Chintan Shivir instantly after the Price range Consultation of Parliament and the CWC will meet once more sooner than that, he instructed newshounds Gandhi listened to all leaders on the CWC meet and stated she is prepared to make required adjustments to toughen the celebration, resources stated.

“Each and every unmarried member of the CWC needs Sonia Gandhi to lead celebration until organisational elections are held,” Congress chief Randeep Surjewala stated.

The CWC has unanimously reaffirmed religion within the management of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Venugopal added.

Former celebration leader Rahul Gandhi, normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Venugopal, Chief of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, celebration’s chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and P Chidambaram had been amongst those that attended the Congress Operating Committee assembly.

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and Mukul Wasnik had been the one 3 from the Staff of 23 leaders who participated within the assembly of the CWC, which has numerous Gandhi circle of relatives loyalists.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi listened to all leaders on the CWC meet and stated she is prepared to make all required adjustments to toughen the celebration, resources stated.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot instructed on the CWC meet {that a} ‘Chintan Shivir (brainstorming consultation)’ be held by means of Congress in his state.

Former top minister Manmohan Singh didn’t attend the assembly. Senior celebration chief A Ok Antony was once additionally no longer provide as he has shrunk Covid.

The Congress misplaced Punjab to the Aam Aadmi Celebration, may no longer wrest Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur from the BJP and the celebration’s tally in politically an important Uttar Pradesh fell to its lowest.

Whilst Sonia Gandhi has no longer been actively campaigning for a while, Rahul Gandhi, at the side of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were the famous person campaigner for the Congress within the polls, with the brother-sister duo additionally enjoying a significant function in key selections of the celebration.

In spite of a high-pitched marketing campaign led by means of Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress may set up to win most effective two of the 403 meeting seats in Uttar Pradesh with the vote proportion plummeting to a meagre 2.33 % and maximum of its applicants dropping safety deposits.

Forward of the assembly, the refrain for making Rahul Gandhi Congress president once more grew louder as a number of leaders and staff voiced strengthen for him to take at the mantle of celebration leader.

Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot stated no person was once taking up Top Minister Narendra Modi as Rahul Gandhi does and was once preventing resolutely.

“The top minister has to start out his speech after focused on Rahul Gandhi, you’ll be able to perceive what this implies. All folks need that Rahul ji must take at the mantle of celebration management,” Gehlot instructed newshounds.

Karnataka Congress president D Ok Shivakumar additionally subsidized the speculation to make Gandhi the celebration leader.

“As I’ve stated it previous as neatly, Sh. Rahul Gandhi must absorb the Congress presidency in a full-time function instantly. That is the want of tens of millions of Congress staff like me,” he tweeted.

Congress staff from round Delhi, who converged close to the celebration place of business, weren’t allowed to go into the AICC headquarter as site visitors was once held up and the street out of doors the celebration place of business was once barricaded by means of the police.

A bunch led by means of Delhi Congress leaders, together with Alka Lamba, voiced strengthen for Rahul Gandhi to guide the celebration and raised slogans in his and Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s favour.

Rahul Gandhi had resigned as Congress president after the celebration suffered its 2d consecutive defeat typically elections in 2019.

Sonia Gandhi, who took over the reins of the celebration once more as intervening time president, had additionally introduced to hand over in August 2020 after sturdy complaint by means of a bit of leaders, known as G-23, however the CWC had prompt her to proceed.

Previous within the day, most sensible Congress leaders mentioned the celebration’s technique for the impending Price range Consultation of Parliament and determined to paintings in coordination with different like-minded events to boost problems with public significance.

The assembly of the Congress Parliamentary technique workforce was once held on the place of dwelling of celebration president Sonia Gandhi.