CWC Meet Live Updates: Key Congress Meet Today; Sonia Gandhi Determined To Quit As Party Chief

Sonia Gandhi, according to sources, does not want to continue as interim Congress president.

New Delhi:

The Congress Working Committee, the party’s top decision-making body, will be meeting today amid a massive controversy over a letter by more than 20 top party leaders calling for sweeping reforms, introspection and “a full-time, visible leadership”.

Sonia Gandhi, 73, looks set to announe her decision to resign as the interim President. She may immediately or give the party a deadline to find a new chief, sources said ahead of a meeting of the party’s top decision-making body.

Over 20 Congress leaders have, in a letter, called for a “full-time”, “effective leadership” that will be “visible” and “active” in the field, sources said. It also called for “honest introspection” and suggested a “collective leadership”, reforms including decentralisation of power, empowerment of state units and organizational elections at every level, sources said.

The working committee meeting last month saw arguments and sharp criticism by younger leaders who were seen to blame the party’s last government for its massive downfall since. The younger leaders reportedly said those who were part of the last UPA government should take the blame for the Congress’s rapid decline.

Here are the LIVE updates on Congress Working Committee meeting:

Mrs Gandhi and Rahul ji have shown what it means to sacrifice for the greater good of the people and the party.Its now time to build consensus and consolidate.
Our future is stronger when we’re united. Most Congress workers would like to see Rahul ji take over and lead the party

– Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 23, 2020

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Will resign, Sonia Gandhi tells aides after Congress letter row

Sonia Gandhi, 73, will either resign immediately or give the party a deadline to find a new chief, sources said ahead of a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the party’s top decision-making body, today.

Mrs Gandhi has decided that the matter will be discussed at the Working Committee meeting today, sources said. (Read full story here)

Sonia Gandhi has told her aides that she does not want to continue as interim Congress president, sources said on Sunday amid a massive controversy over a letter by more than 20 top party leaders calling for sweeping reforms, introspection and “a full-time, visible leadership”.

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