“Can’t save such a party”: Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Congress row

 

New Delhi:

As the Congress mired in crisis on Monday afternoon, an explosive letter written by more than 20 veteran leaders targeted the party's management of the Gandhi family and called for "a full-time, visible leadership", senior BJP figures took the pot in the opposition party.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan was among those who responded to the endless chaos in the Congress camp, allegedly raising comments made by Rahul Gandhi that the authors of the letter asked him to collude with the BJP .

"When Scindiaji raised his voice, he was accused of complicity with the BJP. Now, when leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal are demanding full-time party chiefs, they were also accused of collusion with the BJP. Going. Such a party, "Mr. Chauhan tweeted.

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti also declared the "political dominance" of the Nehru-Gandhi family to be "over" and described herself as "finished".

Uma Bharti said, "The existence of the Gandhi-Nehru family is in crisis; their political domination is over. The Congress is over. So that hardly matters now. The Congress should return to Gandhi, the real ' Gandhi "Gandhi without any foreign element." For good measure, told a news agency ANI, threw a swipe at Sonia Gandhi's Italian roots.

Amidst the remarks of Shivraj Singh Chauhan, it was reported that disgruntled Rahul Gandhi had targeted dissident Congress leaders. Mr. Gandhi reportedly stated that the letter writers had colluded with the BJP.

Mr Sibal, 72 years old, who angrily responded to the alleged remarks, later deleted his tweet and said that he had been "personally informed" by Mr Gandhi that no such remarks had been made.

Both the Congress and Mr. Gandhi later clarified, stating that such remarks were never made. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, urging party leaders to fight the "Modi government" instead of constantly fighting.

Targeted by Gandhi's loyalists for his part in the letter-writing, the 71-year-old, Mr. Azad, offered to resign if it was established that he had compromised with the BJP.

Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Azad, a Congress leader with decades of experience among them, are among the signatories to the letter that have sprung up the line.

Another signatory to the letter told yesterday on condition of anonymity that the letter did not amount to criticism of Gandhism, with its authors seeking "a complete overhaul of the Congress party in its management and genres".

However, Shivraj Singh Chauhan of BJP was not defeated over the attacking leaders who questioned the management style of Gandhi family.

After helping former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia join the BJP and bring down the Kamal Nath government, Mr. Chauhan took the top post in Madhya Pradesh in March.

Widely viewed as a dynamic youth leader, Mr. Scindia was one of Rahul Gandhi's closest allies ever. A four-time Lok Sabha MP for Congress, he later said that he was consistently dissatisfied with the leadership of the Congress and despite being repeatedly elevated to high command to air his grievances, he was reprimanded.

The Congress leadership - particularly the Gandhi family - was questioned over the fall of the Madhya Pradesh government, with some thinking that if more decisive action could save it.

Meanwhile, amid the turmoil at the CWC meeting today, Sonia Gandhi, who became the interim president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation last year, said she "wants to be relieved of the post". Mrs Gandhi has often expressed her desire to stand up, given her health.

The meeting of the All India Congress Committee was suggested by many Congress leaders to start the process of searching for a new chief.

This is the first time since 1999, when Sharad Pawar spoke on the foreign origin of Sonia Gandhi, that the Congress has witnessed an organized revolt against the Nehru-Gandhi leadership.