Appointed Chief “May Not Even Have 1% Support”: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Memo

New Delhi:

Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, some of the signatories to the “dissident” letter, delivered any other sharp message nowadays to the management 4 days after he used to be remoted and centered at a most sensible assembly.

“The ones office-bearers or state unit presidents or block district presidents who assault our proposal know that they are going to be nowhere when elections occur,” Ghulam Nabi Azad, 71, instructed information company ANI.

“Whoever is in reality invested within the Congress will welcome the letter,” the Rajya Sabha member stated.

In step with Mr Azad, the letter advised that state Congress chiefs, district presidents, block presidents and the Congress Operating Committee will have to be elected. “An election has the ease that whilst you combat elections, no less than your birthday party is 51 in line with cent in the back of you. At this time, the one who turns into president may now not also have one in line with cent enhance. If CWC individuals are elected then they can’t be got rid of. So what’s the drawback,” he requested.

The letter written to period in-between birthday party leader Sonia Gandhi by means of 23 Congress leaders together with MPs and previous ministers known as for sweeping reforms, truthful inside elections, collective decision-making and a “full-time, visual management”.

Many noticed the letter as a veiled assault on Rahul Gandhi, who hand over as president ultimate yr over the Congress’s election defeat however stays tough and remains to be at the leading edge of the birthday party’s offensive in opposition to the federal government. Over the last few months, the Congress has been sharply divided with the veterans ranged in opposition to what is understood to be Rahul Gandhi’s core workforce.

Mr Azad and different signatories to the letter who’re individuals of the Congress Operating Committee (CWC) have been attacked as “traitors” at a large meet on Monday wherein each Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been provide. Problems raised within the letter have been overtaken by means of condemnation of the letter writers.

Leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge and Ambika Soni reportedly known as for disciplinary motion. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated “evil-intentioned other people” like Mr Azad will have to now not be allowed to talk and used to be reprimanded by means of Sonia Gandhi.

The assembly ended with the Congress stating that Sonia Gandhi would stay period in-between leader till an All India Congress Committee (AICC) consultation within the subsequent six months. It used to be reportedly additionally determined that the birthday party would read about the grievances of the letter writers, Sonia Gandhi might be restructuring the AICC to lend a hand her however her shut aides have dominated out a committee being shaped