new Delhi: After the crushing defeat of the Congress in five states, the group 23 (G-23) of the disgruntled party leaders will once again meet on Wednesday to discuss the defeat in the assembly elections and the CWC’s support for Sonia Gandhi to continue as the president. Will be. According to the report of news agency PTI.
Apart from this party, there will be a meeting of Congress leaders tomorrow, in which other leaders of the party will participate. Group 23 had written a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi in August 2020, emphasizing the need for reform and change in the organisation. Those who wrote these letters included senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal.
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Meanwhile, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought the resignation of the Presidents of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.
According to senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, Sonia Gandhi sought the resignations of state PCC presidents, which went to polls between February and March this year, to facilitate the reorganization of the Pradesh Congress Committee.
Party’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Twitter, “Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi has asked the PCC Presidents of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur to tender their resignations to facilitate the reconstitution of the PCC.”
Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi has asked the PCC chairpersons of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur to tender their resignations to facilitate the reconstitution of the PCC.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) 15 March 2022
However, the G-23 has long been weakened as senior leader M Veerappa Moily distanced himself from the group, Jitin Prasada has joined the BJP, and Mukul Wasnik has not attended its meetings in recent times. Huh.
(with PTI inputs)