New Delhi, Sep 5: Sonia Gandhi has been the interim president of the Congress since the resignation of Rahul Gandhi following the debacle in various polls, but all the decisions and meetings are taking place at Rahul Gandhi’s residence, which makes him the de-facto party chief.
The Congress dissenting group of 23, which wrote a letter last year for visible and effective leadership, point out that the issues raised by them remain the same as no forward decisions have been taken.
Many of the letter writers were adjusted in different committees of the party, but they have not been involved in the consultation processes.
Be it Chhattisgarh or Punjab, the epicentre of the meetings was 12, Tughlak lane, the residence of Rahul Gandhi.
The two important meetings happened there in which T.S. Singhdeo and Bhupesh Baghel were present and later with Baghel also the meetings were held at Rahul’s place only. These events have made it clear that the decision making in the Congress is now confined to Rahul Gandhi.
The Punjab issue was settled at Rahul Gandhi’s residence with Navjot Singh Sidhu appointed as the party president in the state. A meeting with Sonia Gandhi took place afterwards, but the decision was taken at Rahul Gandhi’s residence which was backed by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Last year on August 23, leaders including Tewari wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi for a ‘visible and effective leadership and elections from the block to CWC level which were still pending.
But nothing has moved so far. (IANS)
