In 5-hour meet, Sonia Gandhi placates G-23 but still no clarity on Rahul's return as Congress chief
4 years ago

In 5-hour meet, Sonia Gandhi placates G-23 but still no clarity on Rahul's return as Congress chief

India Today  

It looks like rapprochement time in the Congress. Congress’ interim chief Sonia Gandhi deftly handled the G-23, pacifying them with affection, attention and letting them have their say to the fullest. There is a view that Sonia Gandhi should be formally asked to lead as ‘regular president’ and appoint four working presidents, two each drawn from the young and the old guard. However, Congress old-timers maintain that Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have enough gravitas to make Rahul change his mind as an overwhelming number of party leaders want him back as Congress president. Sonia Gandhi had her own set of loyalists present - AK Antony, Ambika Soni, Ashok Gehlot, Harish Rawat, Pawan Bansal, Ajay Makan etc while the dissenters were represented by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Manish Tiwari, Vivek Tankha, Prithviraj Chavan, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Shashi Tharoor.

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India’s moment: on the G-20 Summit outcomes
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s moment: on the G-20 Summit outcomes

The Hindu  

The Leaders’ Summit of India’s presidency of the G-20 grouping, held over the weekend, resulted in major success with the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration — especially significant as there was little hope of one. As every Indian ministerial meeting ended without success in a joint statement, India’s negotiating team took the more considered approach — to achieve …

Calm down, G23 leaders tell Azad
2 years, 3 months ago

Calm down, G23 leaders tell Azad

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Some members of the Congress’ G-23 change-seekers group like Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Anand Sharma and Prithviraj Chauhan met former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Tuesday evening. He was a part of the letter writers like us, so we wanted to know why he quit the party without keeping us in the loop?” Hooda, a former Haryana …

CWC meet tomorrow on Cong chief election; G-23 leaders meet with Azad
2 years, 3 months ago

CWC meet tomorrow on Cong chief election; G-23 leaders meet with Azad

Live Mint  

The Congress Working Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting tomorrow, 28 August to approve schedule of dates for election of next party president, news agency PTI reported. G-23 leaders, who had written to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi seeking reforms in the party) on Saturday met with the former Congress leader at his Delhi home. According to a PTI …

Have not met Rahul Gandhi in 4 years, says Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan
2 years, 6 months ago

Have not met Rahul Gandhi in 4 years, says Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan

India Today  

Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan, a member of a group of dissidents in the party, has said that he has not been able to meet senior leader Rahul Gandhi in the last four years. Speaking about the Udaipur meeting, Chavan said the Congress president had agreed to hold a "chintan shibir" to discuss the issues before …

Congress president Sonia Gandhi forms 3 groups to chart road ahead for party
2 years, 7 months ago

Congress president Sonia Gandhi forms 3 groups to chart road ahead for party

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: To chart the Congress' future course, its chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday formed three groups -- on political affairs for guidance on key issues, Task Force-2024 to implement the Udaipur 'Nav Sankalp' declaration and another to coordinate the October 2 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. While Rahul Gandhi and two prominent members of the G23 -- Ghulam Nabi Azad and …

Beyond the chintan shivir, Congress’s existential crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Beyond the chintan shivir, Congress’s existential crisis

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s exit on May 19, and Hardik Patel’s acerbic message to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi days earlier, have paid put to the hopes of loyalists expecting an end to the continuing haemorrhaging of talent from the beleaguered party- and its revival in the aftermath of the Udaipur chintan shivir. Congress’s only stand was to oppose whatever …

Sonia Gandhi reaches out to G-23 leaders
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi reaches out to G-23 leaders

The Hindu  

Days after meeting G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi reached out to other members of the group by meeting Anand Sharma, Manish Tewari and Vivek Tankha on Tuesday. Two other G-23 leaders, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, are said to have been invited but couldn’t attend as they …

Congress Planning To Accommodate Some G-23 Leaders In Decision-Making Process
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Planning To Accommodate Some G-23 Leaders In Decision-Making Process

ABP News  

New Delhi: With the Gandhis engaging with G-23 leaders after their recent offensive in the wake of the party's poll debacle, some of them may find a place in the decision-making process in the revamped Congress party in line with their demand for collective leadership. Sources said on Monday that some of these leaders may be accommodated in the Congress …

Sonia, G-23 leader Azad, meet on Congress revamp
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia, G-23 leader Azad, meet on Congress revamp

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, after which he said leadership change is not an issue as the Congress Working Committee unanimously decided that she should continue as party chief till internal polls. After meeting Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence here, Azad told reporters that he gave her suggestions to strengthen …

G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Sonia Gandhi, shares suggestions to strengthen Congress
2 years, 9 months ago

G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad meets Sonia Gandhi, shares suggestions to strengthen Congress

Firstpost  

The meet comes a day after members of the dissenting group held two meetings in 24 hours over measures to revamp the party G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath, New Delhi, on Friday, a day after members of the dissenting group held a flurry of meetings over measures to revamp …

Ghulam Azad, other G-23 leaders to meet Sonia Gandhi, Rahul soon
2 years, 9 months ago

Ghulam Azad, other G-23 leaders to meet Sonia Gandhi, Rahul soon

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Days after a meeting of Congress Working Committee in which the party's abysmal performance in the recently held Assembly polls in five states was termed as a "cause of serious concern", senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and some other members of the G-23 group will meet interim party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi soon. Former Haryana …

Congress Will Have to Fight as Junior Partner In Bengal, Punjab With TMC, AAP in Lead: Chidambaram
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Will Have to Fight as Junior Partner In Bengal, Punjab With TMC, AAP in Lead: Chidambaram

News 18  

Only the Gandhis cannot be held responsible for the Congress’s recent election defeats, party veteran P Chidambaram has said, urging the G-23 ‘group of rebels’ to not split the party. In a statement made to NDTV a day after G-23 met to call for an institutional rehaul, Chidambaram said Sonia Gandhi had offered to step down along with her children …

Azad meets Sonia, puts forward suggestions to strengthen Congress organisation
2 years, 9 months ago

Azad meets Sonia, puts forward suggestions to strengthen Congress organisation

India TV News  

Highlights Sonia Gandhi had earlier reached out to Azad on Wednesday ahead of the G-23 meet G-23 had made a strong pitch for "collective leadership" at its meeting G-23 has been persistently seeking a restructuring of Congress G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday and said he conveyed suggestions to strengthen the party, a day …

Congress high command called Haryana strongman Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a meeting
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress high command called Haryana strongman Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a meeting

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after the change seekers, known as G-23, flexed their muscles in a show of strength, the Congress high command called Haryana strongman Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a meeting. After the meeting with Mr Gandhi, Mr Hooda met with other G-23 leaders at the residence of Ghulam Nabi Azad where Anand Sharma was also present. Several reports …

The G-23 lands a sucker punch, now it’s for Sonia Gandhi to counter-attack
2 years, 9 months ago

The G-23 lands a sucker punch, now it’s for Sonia Gandhi to counter-attack

Firstpost  

It’s hard to miss how quickly the Gandhis blinked. The fresh demands of G-23 list out the following points: An elected leadership that can build a viable strategy leading up to the 2024 General Elections No coterie should take a suo moto call on issues that matter Clarity on leadership The Congress to adopt the model of collective and inclusive …

Gandhis Mellow as G23 Ambit Gets Bigger; Sonia, Rahul May Meet Rebel Camp, But There’s a Rider
2 years, 9 months ago

Gandhis Mellow as G23 Ambit Gets Bigger; Sonia, Rahul May Meet Rebel Camp, But There’s a Rider

News 18  

With the ambit of the G23 growing, the Gandhis have now reached out to the “rebel” camp with an indication that the leaders will be included in important decision-making bodies, such as the crucial Central Election Committee. While the G23 is yet to deliberate on these suggestions, a senior leader of the group, on condition of anonymity, said, “The party …

Congress vs G-23: Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet Sonia Gandhi with 'final proposal'; Rahul, Priyanka to attend
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress vs G-23: Ghulam Nabi Azad to meet Sonia Gandhi with 'final proposal'; Rahul, Priyanka to attend

India TV News  

Highlights Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to meet party chief Sonia Gandhi at 10 Janpath on Mar 17 Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be present at meeting, said sources It's believed that Azad will present final proposal of G-23 members before the party's high command Following the poll debacle of Congress in five states and …

Congress' G-23 leaders meet for second time in 24 hours, Azad likely to meet Sonia today
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress' G-23 leaders meet for second time in 24 hours, Azad likely to meet Sonia today

India TV News  

Highlights Azad likely to meet Sonia today Sources in the G-23 said the leaders discussed some "concrete proposals" Congress' Group of 23 or G-23 leaders met for the second time in 24 hours at the residence of senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday. A day after the Group of 23 pitched for an "inclusive and collective leadership" in the …

G-23 leaders call for ‘collective and inclusive leadership’
2 years, 9 months ago

G-23 leaders call for ‘collective and inclusive leadership’

The Hindu  

In a sign of deepening fault lines within the Congress, the group of 23 leaders on Wednesday met at former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence here to discuss the party’s debacle in the recent Assembly polls and declared that “collective and inclusive leadership is the only way forward”. The addition to the list …

Sonia Gandhi to remain Congress president, decide party leaders after 4-hour meet on polls debacle
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi to remain Congress president, decide party leaders after 4-hour meet on polls debacle

India TV News  

Days after its election debacle in five states, the Congress' top decision-making body on Sunday unanimously decided that party president Sonia Gandhi will continue as interim chief till the organisational polls are held and urged her to effect immediate corrective changes to meet the political challenges. During the nearly five-hour-long meeting of the Congress Working Committee, party chief Sonia Gandhi …

After 4-hour-long meet on post-results damage control, here's where Congress stands | 10 points
2 years, 9 months ago

After 4-hour-long meet on post-results damage control, here's where Congress stands | 10 points

India TV News  

After 4-hour-long meet on post-results damage control, here's where Congress stands | 10 points The Congress will hold a Chintan Shivir immediately after the Budget Session of Parliament and the CWC will meet again before that, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said. After a major flop show in elections in five states, Congress's top decision-making body on Sunday brainstormed over …

After poll debacles, Congress to hold 2 key meets today
2 years, 9 months ago

After poll debacles, Congress to hold 2 key meets today

Hindustan Times  

With an aim to discuss the state of party affairs after the disastrous results in the latest round of assembly elections, the Congress has hurriedly called a meeting of its top executive body, the working committee, on Sunday amid a move to also chart out the future strategy of the party. Functionaries close to the party’s leadership maintained that Congress …

Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday to discuss party's poll washout
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress Working Committee to meet on Sunday to discuss party's poll washout

India Today  

Congress Working Committee, the highest executive authority of the Congress party, is set to meet on Sunday. The CWC consists of the Congress president, leader of the Congress parliamentary party and 23 other members, 12 of whom are elected by the All India Congress Committee. Congress party's poor performance in the recently-concluded assembly elections in five states is likely to …

Congress G-23 leaders meet to introspect drubbing in Assembly results, likely to target party leadership
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress G-23 leaders meet to introspect drubbing in Assembly results, likely to target party leadership

Firstpost  

The leaders agreed that the party was staring at an “existential crisis” and it will sink further if credible corrective actions are not taken Following the Congress’s drubbing in the five Assembly elections, party president Sonia Gandhi has decided to convene a Congress Working Committee meet soon to introspect the results. Ahead of that, on Friday, a few leaders from …

Anand K. Sahay | Assertive Sonia helps, but Cong's G-23 issues remain
3 years, 2 months ago

Anand K. Sahay | Assertive Sonia helps, but Cong's G-23 issues remain

Deccan Chronicle  

Sonia Gandhi seems to have settled the question for now: she is a hands-on president of her party, no question. The principal reason the G-23 don’t cut much ice with the party’s rank and file, although many of them are high-profile individuals with liberal values, is that their members were silent spectators and enjoyed the fruits of power dispensed by …

Pushy G23, Mercurial TMC: Sonia Gandhi Still Holds Cong Reins But Road to Revival Not Smooth
3 years, 2 months ago

Pushy G23, Mercurial TMC: Sonia Gandhi Still Holds Cong Reins But Road to Revival Not Smooth

News 18  

Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asserted her position as a “full-time and hands-on Congress President” at the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting, in a clear message to the G23 leaders, some of whom have raised issues regarding lack of leadership and absence of an elected party chief. Though Sonia Gandhi reiterated that she is “a full-time and hands on Congress President”, …

Sonia's Strong Stand and Rahul's Hesitance to Take Top Job: The Inside Story From the CWC Meet
3 years, 2 months ago

Sonia's Strong Stand and Rahul's Hesitance to Take Top Job: The Inside Story From the CWC Meet

News 18  

Sticking to the script during the Congress Working Committee meet on Saturday, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said that Rahul Gandhi must consider becoming the party president. Sonia Gandhi reinstating her role as full-time Congress president was allegedly not only to snub the G-23, but also to stop the demands for a working president like Rahul Gandhi. Since then any …

'I'm a full-time president': Sonia Gandhi to G-23 leaders at key CWC meeting, says party's revival needs unity
3 years, 2 months ago

'I'm a full-time president': Sonia Gandhi to G-23 leaders at key CWC meeting, says party's revival needs unity

Firstpost  

The Congress’ top brass met on Saturday and discussed issues ranging from the organisation elections, forthcoming Assembly polls and the current political situation in the country The Congress party’s top brass met on Saturday morning and deliberated on key issues such as organisation elections, forthcoming assembly polls, the current political situation in the country at the first physical meeting of …

'No Need to Speak to Me Through Media, Have Honest Discussion': Sonia Hits Back at G-23 Dissenters
3 years, 2 months ago

'No Need to Speak to Me Through Media, Have Honest Discussion': Sonia Hits Back at G-23 Dissenters

News 18  

In an apparent message to the G23, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said she is a full-time, hands-on party president and there is no need for leaders to speak to her through the media. Her remarks came days after Kapil Sibal, one of the leaders of the group of 23 who had written to Sonia Gandhi for organisational overhaul …

Appreciate frankness, no need to speak to me through media: Sonia Gandhi at CWC meet
3 years, 2 months ago

Appreciate frankness, no need to speak to me through media: Sonia Gandhi at CWC meet

India Today  

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday seemingly sent a message to the G-23 leaders when she said that she appreciated frankness and there was no need to reach out to her through the media. Sonia Gandhi said she is a full-time, hands-on party president and Congress leaders could reach out to her directly. 'CONGRESS'S REVIVAL NEEDS UNITY' Congress President Sonia …

Punjab Fiasco May Have Caused a Split in Congress With G23 Now In Wait and Watch Mode
3 years, 2 months ago

Punjab Fiasco May Have Caused a Split in Congress With G23 Now In Wait and Watch Mode

News 18  

A three-line cryptic letter written by Ghulam Nabi Azad to Congress president Sonia Gandhi during the last week’s Punjab fiasco where he asked on behalf of the G23 to call for an urgent Congress Working Committee meeting over the presidential election issue. Sources say some of the G23 members are of the view that even though they are aware of …

Capt Amarinder's Delhi Drive: After Amit Shah, the Disgruntled Leader to Meet Rebel G-23?
3 years, 2 months ago

Capt Amarinder's Delhi Drive: After Amit Shah, the Disgruntled Leader to Meet Rebel G-23?

News 18  

After his eyeball-grabbing, heartburn-causing hour-long meeting with Union Home Minister and veteran BJP leader Amit Shah today, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh seems to be digging in his heels and is determined that the Congress high command get his message loud and clear? Follow Punjab Live Updates The Congress veteran, who quit ten days ago amid a bitter …

With pandemic and polls, Sonia Gandhi may remain Congress president till 2022
3 years, 7 months ago

With pandemic and polls, Sonia Gandhi may remain Congress president till 2022

Hindustan Times  

At a meeting on May 10, the Congress Working Committee “temporarily” deferred the long overdue organisational elections. The circumstances make Sonia Gandhi’s continuation as the party’s interim president inevitable through this year, perhaps until polls happen to five state assemblies in the first quarter of 2022. “Even if we want to hasten party elections, how do we do it?” wondered …

Congress to discuss polls debacle, COVID situation in CWC meet on Monday
3 years, 7 months ago

Congress to discuss polls debacle, COVID situation in CWC meet on Monday

Live Mint  

The Congress Working Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on May 10 to discuss recently declared Assembly election results and COVID-19 situation in the country. On Friday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi had alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre has "failed the people of country", and "abdicated its fundamental responsibilities and duties towards the people" in the COVID-19 …

Covid-19 Has Hit With Fury, Caught off Guard Again: Sonia Gandhi at CWC Meet
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Has Hit With Fury, Caught off Guard Again: Sonia Gandhi at CWC Meet

News 18  

Accusing the Modi government of “gross unpreparedness” and “adhocism” in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday made a slew of suggestions to the Centre to deal with the pandemic such as reducing the immunization age to 25 years and providing income support to people. In her opening remarks, while chairing the meeting of the Congress …

Internal dissent, BJP juggernaut: Why upcoming polls are the biggest litmus test for Congress and Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 9 months ago

Internal dissent, BJP juggernaut: Why upcoming polls are the biggest litmus test for Congress and Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory, the Congress is looking at an unprecedented situation. As it takes on the BJP juggernaut, sides with the Left in Bengal and against it in Kerala, faces dissidence from G-23 members, the question is whether Rahul Gandhi's attempts at renewing the political ground of the party in …

‘G-23’ fire a fresh shot at Congress
3 years, 9 months ago

‘G-23’ fire a fresh shot at Congress

The Hindu  

Days after a show of strength by a section of the Congress group of dissenters in Jammu, a key member of the group, Anand Sharma, on Monday lashed at out at his party for having an alliance with the Indian Secular Front party in West Bengal, and asserted that the poll tie-up “militates against Congress ideology”. On Sunday, West Bengal …

Fresh G-23 trouble for Congress as Rahul, Priyanka lead campaign for 5 assembly polls
3 years, 9 months ago

Fresh G-23 trouble for Congress as Rahul, Priyanka lead campaign for 5 assembly polls

India Today  

The leadership question has come back to haunt the Congress just ahead of assembly elections in five states. A post-meeting rally organised by the Ghulam Nabi Azad-headed NGO, the Gandhi Global Family, was attended by many G-23 members including Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Manish Tewari, Raj Babbar and Vivek Tankha. Voice Of Dissent Gets Louder At the …

The G-23 dilemma: May 2 deadline for Gandhis-led Congress to prove itself?
3 years, 9 months ago

The G-23 dilemma: May 2 deadline for Gandhis-led Congress to prove itself?

India Today  

“Deewar kya giri mere khasta makaan ki, logon ne mere sehn mein raaste bana liye” Post May 2, 2021, would the Gandhis be humming this couplet by Sibt Ali Saba? Going by a recent opinion poll survey, except for Tamil Nadu where the Congress is a junior partner, the Grand Old Party is unlikely to taste electoral success in any …

Analysis | 2020, a year of turbulence for Congress
3 years, 11 months ago

Analysis | 2020, a year of turbulence for Congress

The Hindu  

A rare act of public defiance by leaders who were always considered as loyalists of the first family, a high profile switch over and the collapse of an elected government in the Hindi heartland of Madhya Pradesh, a string of electoral losses and a few holidays in between. In August 2019, nearly three months after Rahul Gandhi stepped down as …

Congress plans ‘chintan shivir’ to address woes
4 years ago

Congress plans ‘chintan shivir’ to address woes

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The logjam within the Congress continues even after Congress president Sonia Gandhi along with senior leaders met some of G23 letter writers. Mr Bansal said Mrs Sonia Gandhi told the leaders that all of them are a “very big family” and they should strive to strengthen the party. Antony said Rahul Gandhi should take over as party chief, …

Sonia Gandhi Meets G-23 'Rebels' at Her Residence as Congress Hints at Reconciliation
4 years ago

Sonia Gandhi Meets G-23 'Rebels' at Her Residence as Congress Hints at Reconciliation

News 18  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday met a group of party leaders who had written to her a few months ago seeking a complete overhaul of the organisation. Those attending the meeting from among the letter-writers are Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, deputy leader of the party in the upper House Anand Sharma, former chief ministers Bhupinder …

G23 Congress rebels arrive for meeting at 10 Janpath as Sonia Gandhi reaches out
4 years ago

G23 Congress rebels arrive for meeting at 10 Janpath as Sonia Gandhi reaches out

India Today  

Although the ongoing Congress meeting at 10 Janpath is being portrayed as a routine one with senior Congress leaders, it is clearly an outreach by Sonia Gandhi to hear out the disgruntled leaders. Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath has emerged as the new troubleshooter for 10 Janpath by mediating to get the Congress president and dissenters to …

Congress downplays strife, asserts Rahul Gandhi best suited to lead party ahead of Sonia's meet with rebels
4 years ago

Congress downplays strife, asserts Rahul Gandhi best suited to lead party ahead of Sonia's meet with rebels

Firstpost  

The assertion comes ahead of Saturday’s meeting between Sonia Gandhi and many of the 23 leaders who wrote to her in August demanding an active leadership and maintained that Gandhis will always be a ‘guiding force’ New Delhi: Ahead of a crucial meeting of Sonia Gandhi with a section of senior leaders who had written to her in August demanding …

On Eve of Sonia Gandhi's Meeting With G23 'Rebels', Congress Says Rahul Best Suited to Lead Party
4 years ago

On Eve of Sonia Gandhi's Meeting With G23 'Rebels', Congress Says Rahul Best Suited to Lead Party

News 18  

Ahead of a crucial meeting between Sonia Gandhi and a section of senior leaders who had written to her in August demanding an overhaul of the organisation, the Congress on Friday downplayed any internal dissensions and said Rahul Gandhi was the "right person" to lead the party. Surjewala, however, said all issues raised by the "letter writers" stood resolved after …

Congress pot simmers again over talk of 'G 23' meet with Sonia
4 years ago

Congress pot simmers again over talk of 'G 23' meet with Sonia

India Today  

Speculation is rife over 'G 23' Congress dissenters getting an audience with party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi. For Sonia, who holds a distinction of being the longest-serving All India Congress Committee chief in the 136-year history of the Congress, the meeting may see history repeat itself like in 1996 and then 1998 when two serving Congress presidents, first PV Narasimha …

Congress leadership crisis | A divide within G23?
4 years, 3 months ago

Congress leadership crisis | A divide within G23?

The Hindu  

A section of the Congress G23 or the group of 23 dissenting leaders, who had questioned the party’s functioning in a letter to interim president Sonia Gandhi, may meet over the weekend to plan their future strategy, a senior leader from the group said on Wednesday. There seems to be a divide within the group, with one section keen on …

Congress leaders continue parleys
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress leaders continue parleys

The Hindu  

After getting rapped on the knuckles by the Congress Working Committee for making public the letter written to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, raising a host of questions on the party’s functioning, the group of leaders who authored the letter had a long meeting at party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence in Delhi. The CWC urges and advises all concerned …

Sonia Gandhi to stay on as Congress chief until next AICC session
4 years, 4 months ago

Sonia Gandhi to stay on as Congress chief until next AICC session

The Hindu  

Sonia Gandhi will continue to be the interim president of the Congress until the All India Congress Committee holds its next session, the Congress Working Committee said in resolution on Monday, after a marathon virtual meeting. The seven hour meeting witnessed high drama with Ms. Gandhi reiterating her intention to step down, Rahul Gandhi questioning the timing of a letter …

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