Congress’ G-23 leaders are understood to have demanded in their meeting held on Friday after the party’s defeat in the latest round of assembly polls that there should be no further delay in the election of its new president while the AICC session. Should be. Sources said the election results would be called for discussion.
The meeting took place here at the residence of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and was attended by Kapil Sibal, Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma and Akhilesh Prasad Singh, while some other leaders attended virtually.
According to sources, the leaders demanded fixing of accountability for the electoral defeat and a change in the composition of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party.
The issue of organizational elections was also discussed.
The meeting was held a day after the results of the assembly elections held in five states, in which the party was losing its stronghold Punjab, failed to present a serious challenge in Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, apart from almost in Uttar Pradesh. Destroyed.
Tension has risen within the Congress following the electoral debacle and the G-23 leaders are reportedly upset with the working style of the party leadership.
A prominent leader said that “it is time that the first family of the Congress goes out of its way to pave the way for a new leadership or work closely with the party leaders and be available 24×7 for the party’s work, otherwise this would not happen in the country.” Revival of Congress”.
The leaders said the present system was non-performing and would have to be changed as the party is not “one’s fiefdom” and everyone has a stake in it.
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