Letters written by 23 party leaders to Sonia Gandhi for a major change in the Congress

New delhi date. Sunday 23 August 2020

The Congress party is unexpectedly demanding a major reshuffle. The party's top 23 leaders, including CWC members, party MPs and former ministers, have written to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanding a change in the party.

According to sources, the Congress Working Committee is likely to meet on Monday. The meeting will discuss organizational issues. It is believed that this will also be at the center of the meeting. The letter was written to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi just two weeks ago.

The letter clearly states that there should be effective central leadership as well as a clear cut mechanism to run the party. This should be proactive and the effect should be visible on the ground.

The letter called for re-election to the CWC and a new determination. This has demanded the establishment of an effective collective system.

According to sources, the letter emphasized that the resurgence of the Congress was a national imperative. Which is essential for the health of democracy and said that the party is witnessing a decline at a time when the party is facing tough challenges on the political, social and economic fronts since independence.

Question on the role of CWC

According to sources, how the BJP has risen and the youth cases are supporting it is also a topic of discussion. The letter called for organizational changes at all levels, from the block level to the CWC.

The letter strongly criticized the CWC and said that it was playing its role properly.

Meetings have become scarce and the reaction to political developments is too late. Overall, the letter said the CWC had been unable to guide the party in times of trouble.

The question raised by which leaders

It is learned that the letter was signed by Gulab Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma, Jitin Prasad, Milind Devda, Manish Tiwari, Raj Babbar, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Sandeep Dixit and other youth brigades of the Congress.

It said state units should be empowered and the trick down effect should be on the power center. The party should not be centralized in Delhi.