Ashok Gehlot urges Rahul Gandhi to 'come back' as party chief; slams dissenting letter

As Congress remains divided on its party leadership, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, on Sunday called upon Rahul Gandhi to take over reins of party as his mor- Sonia Gandhi is set to step down as party chief. Gehlot also criticised leaders who had sought 'structural changes', saying re was need to go to media. Incidentally, Gehlot's government recently survived a jolt when Sachin Pilot and 18 MLAs rebelled against Gehlot, before re-entering party folds.

Gehlot: 'Rahul should come ahead'

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Following Gehlot's steps, Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat tweeted 'Come back, Rahul'.

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Sonia Gandhi: ‘Get toger and find a new chief’

Earlier in day, Congress interim-chief Sonia Gandhi may step down from her post under pressure, reported sources. Responding to leaders seeking structural change, sources report that Sonia Gandhi has asked leaders that all of m should get toger and find a new chief. Sources state that Gandhi has indicated does t want to carry out responsibilities any furr. Congress is allegedly w planning to vote a 'n-Gandhi' president once Sonia Gandhi steps down.

Congress Vs Congress: Leaders slam letter signed by 23 seniors seeking 'structural change'

23 leaders seek 'structural changes'

Hinting at apparent turmoil within Grand old party, 23 senior leaders wrote to party's interim-Chief Sonia Gandhi emphasising need for active leadership in party and raised questions about party's condition and direction, demanding an internal election to CWC. five-p letter - drafted by two senior leaders bears signatures of leaders from Congress' 'old guard ' and 'young guard' (i.e Rahul Gandhi supporters). Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, Manish Tiwari,  Anand Sharma, Shashi Tharoor, Jitin Prasad, Veerappa Moily, Pramod Tiwari, PJ Kurien, Sandeep Dikshit, as per sources.  Meanwhile, Congress has denied that it has received any such letter.

Sonia Gandhi set to resign as Congress interim-chief, tells to 'find a new chief’: sources

On or hand, backing Gandhis, Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh said this was t time to raise such an issue, ahead of a crucial CWC meeting on Monday. Apart from Singh, several or Congress leaders like Salman Khurshid, Sanjay Nirupam, Siddaramaiah, Bhupesh Baghel have also opposed this idea.  critical Congress Working Committee (CWC) is set to meet on Monday, with all Congress-led state Chief Ministers set to attend. Congress has been in a leadership dilemma since Rahul Gandhi quit as party chief in post-Lok Sabha 2019 debacle.