congress: Ghulam Nabi Azad writes to Sonia Gandhi, seeks CWC meeting to discuss party affairs

Senior Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad has written to celebration president Sonia Gandhi demanding an instantaneous assembly of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to debate the present state of affairs within the organisation. Sources mentioned Azad, a former chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha who at present leads the ‘Group of 23’ leaders who’ve demanded organisational overhaul previously, has sought inside discussions within the wake of exodus of its leaders.

Senior celebration colleague has additionally demanded that an instantaneous assembly of the CWC, the very best decision-making physique of the celebration, be convened and puzzled who within the celebration was taking choices within the absence of a full-time president.

Their demand comes within the wake of turmoil in Punjab Congress after the ouster of Amarinder Singh as chief minister; former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro and leaders like Sushmita Dev and Abhijeet Mukherjee quitting the celebration; and senior Kerala Congress chief V M Sudheeran resigning from the AICC.

Azad, together with 22 different leaders, had final yr written to Congress president demanding organisational overhaul and elections to all celebration posts.

Sonia Gandhi has thereafter held a gathering with some such leaders together with Azad and it was determined to carry elections for the brand new Congress president by June. Nonetheless, the identical couldn’t occur within the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The leaders of the ‘group of 23’ have claimed that they’re wanting reforms within the celebration in an effort to strengthen the organisation to tackle the BJP and Narendra Modi and are elevating points within the curiosity of the celebration.