Rahul & Sonia Gandhi cornered at CWC; '100 leaders to quit Cong' after BJP collusion claim

In an explosive development during all-important Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said that dissenting party members who wrote letter asking Sonia Gandhi to step down as interim president are "in cahoots with BJP," Republic TV sources said.

Consequent to this, an all-out war broke out in meeting, with Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Az speaking out and latter even offering to resign if Rahul Gandhi's statement turns out to be true. As per inputs, this could le to a mass resignation within Congress ranks. Over 123 leers have written two letters seeking new leership within party ranks.

Rahul questions timing of letter

According to sources, Rahul Gandhi questioned timing of letter and asked why was letter (over party leership) sent at a time when Sonia Gandhi was mitted in hospital. He said that letter to Sonia Gandhi about party leership was written at a time when Congress government in Rajasthan was facing a crisis.

Wayan MP said that right place to discuss what was written in letter was CWC meeting and t media, sources ded. Sources said that at beginning of meeting, Sonia Gandhi asked  CWC to relieve her as interim party chief. However, ex-PM Manmohan Singh and AK Antony urged her to continue.

Sonia Gandhi asked CWC members "to begin deliberations towards process of transition to relieve her from duty of party chief", sources said.

crucial meeting is being held after a controversy erupted over a letter by more than 20 senior leers calling for 'full time' active leership, sweeping reforms and raising questions about party's condition and direction, as well as demanding election of CWC.

23 leers seek 'structural changes'

Hinting at an apparent turmoil within party, 23 senior leers wrote to party's interim-Chief Sonia Gandhi raising a 5-Point nda to revive Party. letter emphasised on need for active leership in party and raised questions about party's condition and direction, demanding an internal election to CWC.

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Sonia Gandhi completed one year as party chief earlier this month. She took over reins of party for a second time after Rahul Gandhi stepped down as party chief following Congress suffering its second successive defeat in Lok Sabha polls in 2019. However, both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vra Gandhi have shown interest in leing party, though it is entirely likely that that is part of ruse, meant as much for within party as outside.

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(With ncy inputs)