Published 11:34 IST, August 24th 2020
Sacked Jha questions Congress on why they don't want a change, lists party's failures
Jha said that not a single meeting to debate the failures of the Congress was held in the last 6 years questioning why still some people didn't want a change
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As speculations course through political field suggesting interim-chief Sonia Gandhi's resignation and ultimate return of Rahul Gandhi at helm of party's affairs, sacked leer Sanjay Jha on Monday slammed party leers who did t want a 'change', questioning ir support in backdrop of constant failures of grand-old party since 2014.
Listing Congress party's back-to-back losses in two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, which was followed by its wipeout in several states along with its ruling states like Mhya Presh and Karnataka going back to BJP leership, Jha stated that t a single meeting to debate repeated failures of party was held during se 6 years questioning why some people still didn't want a change.
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Same old Congress?
Ahe of crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday, several party leers have backed Gandhi family amidst growing unrest, with party deeply divided on leership issue.
Last week, 23 senior leers h written 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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After 23 party leers wrote to Sonia Gandhi, sources suggested that she might offer to step down in CWC and ask party to look for a full-time president. AICC media chief Randeep Surjewala, however, denied it, with situation quickly devolving to tried-and-tested formula of party allegedly clamouring for reluctant Gandhis to take charge again. Meanwhile, several leers, including many MPs, have written to Sonia Gandhi, eir calling for her to continue or urging Rahul Gandhi to take charge.
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11:34 IST, August 24th 2020