Discussions of change in Congress resumed: Market heated up after secret meeting in Delhi, Himachal in-charge summoned Delhi Agnihotri and Sukhu

Rajeev Shukla taking a brainstorming meeting of Congress regarding MC Shimla and Assembly elections. (file photo)

Discussions have started once again in Himachal Congress organization regarding surgery. If sources are to be believed, State Congress in-charge Rajiv Shukla summoned Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri and Sukhwinder Sukhu to Delhi on Monday evening and discussed with them about the change in the organization. After this, the market of discussions about the reshuffle in the organization is very hot.

Although the opposition camp has been fueling such discussions many times for a long time to remove the current state president Kuldeep Singh Rathore, but this time the change in the organization is believed to be certain because one and a half weeks ago, Congress National President Sonia Gandhi was also in the state. She has discussed with the senior leaders of the organization about the change in the organization and the term of Kuldeep Rathore has also been completed.

Sonia Gandhi will take decision on reshuffle

Assembly elections are to be held in the state this year. In such a situation, the Congress will make changes in the organization by not taking any hasty decisions, because a hasty change in the assembly can increase factionalism in the organization. Therefore, feedback is being taken from all the leaders. In this episode, Rajiv Shukla summoned two senior leaders to Delhi and held a meeting with them. Later this feedback will be given to the National President of Congress. Sonia Gandhi will also take the final decision regarding the change in the organization.

Agnihotri and Sukhu can get important responsibility

The discussion is that the party high command can entrust important responsibility to Mukesh Agnihotri and Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. Mukesh Agnihotri can be made party state president, Sukhu can be made leader of opposition or chairman of election campaign committee. Presently Mukesh Agnahotri is the Leader of Opposition but Sukhu does not have any big responsibility. Similarly, Congress is also considering three working presidents.

Virbhadra family’s support to Agnihotri

According to sources, the family of Virbhadra Singh is lobbying to make Mukesh Agnahotri the president, while a section is trying to hand over important responsibility to Sukhu. Mukesh Agnihotri is getting the support of the Virbhadra family because he has been close to Virbhadra Singh, while Sukhu was considered to be Virbhadra Singh’s anti-cutter.

That’s why the high command is unable to remove Kuldeep Rathore.

The Congress high command has not been able to remove Kuldeep Rathore from the post even after the completion of the term, because under his leadership the Congress has earlier defeated the ruling BJP in Solan and Palampur Municipal Corporation. Later, he gave a crushing defeat in the by-elections of one Lok Sabha and three assembly constituencies. The kind of rebellion that was seen in the party before Rathore, was not seen during Rathore’s tenure.