We did not challenge the party leadership by rebellion: defending 23 leaders

Wrote a letter to strengthen the party: Anand Sharma

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Internal differences have been created in the Congress, they have not calmed down yet. The 23 leaders who demanded a change of leadership were slapped by other Congress leaders. The 23 leaders who wrote the letter came to the rescue after the Congress Working Committee decided to retain Sonia Gandhi as acting president.

Defensive statements are now coming from a group of 23 leaders who have sparked controversy by suggesting a change of leadership in Congress. Many of the leaders who wrote the letter supported Sonia Gandhi and said that we wrote the letter in the interest of the party. It had no intention of rebelling or harming the party.

Congress leader Vivek Tankha, who signed the letter, said he had no intention of challenging the party leadership by writing the letter. The instructions that were needed in the party were made in it. Former Union Minister Mukul Wasnik said leaders who feel the letter has revolted should consider whether the suggestions made are really worth considering.

The meeting of the Congress Working Committee was followed by a meeting of 23 leaders who suggested a change of leadership. Most of the leaders supported Sonia Gandhi. Most of the leaders expressed the view that their letter did not call for revolt against the High Command, but only made suggestions in the interest of the party.

Sibal deleted the tweet after Kapil Sibal's tweet caused controversy. In it, Sibal referred to Rahul Gandhi's statement that the leaders who wrote the letter had links with the BJP.

However, the party then officially announced that Rahul Gandhi had not made any such statement. Kapil Sibal then retweeted and hinted. Sibal wrote: The country is important, not the position. The tweet sparked a lot of speculation in the party's inner circle.

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma also signed the letter. In his defense, Anand Sharma said that he wrote the letter seeing the interest of the party. There was no intention to harm the party. The letter was written to draw the attention of the Congress leadership to what was going on in the country. There was no thought of rebellion. The structure of the party is and will remain in the heart. Suggesting a change of party cannot be called rebellion.

The current Congress leadership does not go beyond the party's ideology: Veerappa Moily

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Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader M. Veerappa Moily said the current Congress leadership does not seem to be able to carry forward the party's core ideology. That is why change in Congress is necessary. "We respect Sonia Gandhi, but there is no denying that change is needed in the Congress," Moily said. Moily added that his loyalty to the party will last a lifetime. Sonia Gandhi's leadership is commendable and the Congress will need Soniaji's guidance going forward, but there is room for some necessary and fundamental reforms in the Congress organization. The Congress must always be ready to face the BJP's divisive policy.

A new blast in the letter chapter

Preparations had been going on for months under the leadership of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Frequent meetings of Congress leaders were held at Azad's residence

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The leaders who wrote the letter demanding a change of leadership in the Congress had been preparing for the last several months under Azad's leadership. Azad's residence had numerous meetings.

Reports citing sources close to the Congress claimed that the 23 leaders who wrote the letter had been preparing for the last three-four months under Azad's leadership. The top 23 leaders who signed the letter held several meetings to analyze the leadership. Then everyone agreed to write a letter.

According to reports, the group demanding the change was led by Ghulam Nabi Azad. Of these, 10-12 senior Congress leaders had been wanting to meet Sonia Gandhi for the past one month, but could not. These leaders could not meet Sonia Gandhi as she was not in good health. He then decided to write a letter.

Sources close to the 23 senior leaders claim that if Rahul Gandhi does not take the helm of the Congress, the possibility of a fresh call for a presidential election cannot be ruled out. Sources close to the Congress go so far as to say that a new generation of Cold War has started in the Congress against the old generation.