A day after dissenting Congress leaders expressed concern about the crisis in Punjab and the recent resignations of party members, the Cong...
A day after dissenting Congress leaders expressed concern about the crisis in Punjab and the recent resignations of party members, the Congress said on Thursday that it will soon hold a working committee meeting, reported The Hindu.
“Before leaving for Shimla, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had already indicated that a CWC [Congress Working Committee] meeting shall be called very soon and it will happen in the coming days,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told The Hindu. Surjewala, however, did not mention a date for the meeting.
On Wednesday, Congress leader Kapil Sibal had raised questions about the party’s leadership, saying that there was no clarity on who was making decisions. The comments came a day after Punjab state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from his post just two months after his appointment.
Sibal had claimed he was speaking on behalf of those Congress leaders who had written to party President Sonia Gandhi in August last year, asking for a complete revamp of the party’s organisation.
Currently, the Congress has no full-time president and Sonia Gandhi acts as the interim party chief.
Sibal had said that the group of 23 leaders, also known as G-23, will continue to ask questions to the party’s leadership. “We are G-23, definitely not Ji Huzoor [yes, sir]-23,” Sibal had added.
He had also said that the...
