Congress rift widens, Chacko group writes to Sonia against Dikshit

After senior Congress leers demanded removal of PC Chacko as Delhi Congress in-charge, thirteen district presidents of Delhi Presh Congress Committee have written a letter to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi demanding actions against various senior Congress leers for dressing press conference which has dented im of grand old party in Delhi. On Friday, senior Congress leers including Former Ministers under Congress' rule Ramakant Goswami, Kiran Walia, and Mangat Ram h conducted a press conference after letter written by son of late Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Sandeep Dikshit, to PC Chacko in which he reportedly held Chacko responsible for demise of Sheila Dikshit. During ir press conference, senior leers demanded sacking of PC Chacko with immediate effect.

Allegations against PC Chacko

"Today we re in newspapers that Sandeep Dikshit has said PC Chacko is responsible for death of Sheila Dikshit, PC Chacko should be sacked with immediate effect. We demand from Sonia Gandhi ji to form a committee to investigate charges me by Sandeep Dikshit because se are very serious charges in nature," said a former minister in Delhi Government Ramakant Goswami.

'Chacko responsible for Congress' present situation'

Echoing similar sentiments ar leers also demanded actions against Chacko. Senior congress leer Mangat Ram Singhal said, "I am associated with Congress party since emergency days. Sheila-ji was Chief Minister for 15 years but never ever h such a situation arisen. Chacko is responsible for present situation of Congress party in Delhi. He has done massive corruption by misusing his post. He should be sacked immediately."

While writing a letter to Sonia Gandhi, district presidents of DPCC have said that se senior Congress leers never participated in various demonstrations, Dharnas, and activities of party in last five years. And w, just ahe of elections y have become active to create rift in Congress party workers.

' relevance of such letters': Jitender Kumar Kochar

Reacting on letter written by Congress district presidents, Delhi congress leer Jitender Kumar Kochar who was part of Friday's press conference said, "re is relevance of such letters. re are many similar letters on social media. Signatories of this letter have been forced to write letter. Moreover, we don't even kw m. We have t done anything which will dent party's im, we have just requested Sonia ji to take necessary actions."