The day after the party’s defeat of the assembly, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the head of five countries – Ajay Kumar Lallu in Uttar Pradesh, Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab, Ganesh Godiyal in Uttarakhand, Girish Chodankar in Goa and Nameirakpam Loken Singh Manipur – to resign.
This step – the first sign of the leadership effort to repair accountability – comes even as the G-23 party leaders plan to hold dinner meetings on Wednesday, and learn to reach out for some leaders who are not part of grouping.
Sonia’s decision is being seen as a pre-emptive move to buy the time and counter votes in the call of the party to improve responsibility and accountability. However, he has not asked the General Secretary and is accused of five countries to resign.
Steps to fix state units come even as war-words in the party increasing. First Minister of Party – Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel – condemned the senior leader of Kapil Sibal, who in an interview to The Indian Express, said on Monday that Gandhi had to get away from the role of leadership and gave several other people chance.
“He (Sibal) is a great lawyer. There is no doubt about it. He joined Congress. But he is not familiar with the culture of Congress, process, grinding whose workers must undergo at the base level before going up to the state and become MLAS, MPs, ministers or minister of head. Some don’t be anything. Sibal got a lot of opportunities with the blessings of Sonia Gandhi and the collaboration of Rahul Gandhi. He became a minister, a party spokesman … a comment like that by him the poor. It was not expected from someone who did not know the ABCD Congress, “said Gehlot.
Referring to Sibal’s statement that he wanted “Sat Ki Congress” while others wanted “Ghar Ki Congress”, Baghel said: “Congress is the party of every household. This is in every home. But some people want to turn it into dinner-and-bungalows congress. Should you come to Uttar Pradesh once, you will see what leadership and struggle are all about. Everyone used to talk about the finishing off Congress has faded, “Baghel tweeted.
Towards night, the Congress of the Head of Communication Department of Randeep Surjewala said Sonia had asked the head of the State Unit to resign to “facilitate PCCS reorganization”.
“It’s just cosmetic practice. What party needs is a clinical operation. What about costs and general secretaries. They all have to go. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has not resigned, does not have Harish Chaudhary or Devender Yadav, “said the senior party leader. While Vadra is the Secretary General of the Charge of Uttar Pradesh, Chaudhary is charged from Punjab and Yadav in Uttarakhand Charge.
Meanwhile, Vadra held a meeting to review the party’s disaster performance was up, where Congress won only two seats.
Submitting his resignation, the UPCC Head Lallu took moral responsibility for defeat. He said he would continue to work hard for a party. Cave PCC Head Chodankar, the “accepted failure”, also resigned. Uttarakhand PCC Head Godiyal also tweeted that he has resigned