“No one wants to be accountable to the party president, Rahul Gandhi had resigned, the Congress party continued to function as it is”. Why?
Highlights By: Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch
1.      The former Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi anguishing-extreme anxiety that the party president, Rahul Gandhi had resigned and the rest of the party continued to function as it is”. Cong crisis: Janardan questions process of selecting new chief of Congress.
2.      “The former Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi questioned the credibility of the process of short-listing the possible contenders and asked Rahul Gandhi, who has quit as party chief, to set up a formal mechanism, and former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said the process should involve the widest possible consultation without ‘intrigue and manipulation’
3.      In an informal interaction with journalists, Mr. Dwivedi lauded Mr. Gandhi's decision to step down and called it ideal. Every Congress leader should follow it, he said.
4.      He expressed surprise that while some office-bearers had resigned, many others continued in their post.
5.      Mr. Dwivedi, who has been an office-bearer for almost four decades and handled the party’s organisational matters, said the credibility of a panel holding informal discussions on choosing the new chief would have been more if it was formally set up. “There was a gap as Rahul ji should have set up a panel of leaders.” He maintained that Mr. Gandhi technically continued to be the party chief until the Congress Working Committee (CWC) formally accepted his resignation.
6.      He, however, claimed that he had offered to resign as far back as December 2014 by writing to former party chief, Sonia Gandhi, where he had argued that younger leaders should take charge of party affairs.
7.      “Once he [Rahul Gandhi] forms the panel, it should hold discussions with workers and leaders before arriving at the name of the next Congress president,” he said”. THE HINDU
8.      “Meetings are happening in the name of the coordination committee to discuss the names of the new Congress president. As far as I know, there is no coordination committee. It was formed before the Lok Sabha election and stands dissolved. Moreover, what committee is this which does not have the attendance of veteran AK Antony?” asked Dwivedi.
9.      He said he respected Rahul Gandhi’s decision to resign, adding, “Rahul Gandhi should have created an alternative mechanism to take the process of selection of the new party chief forward. A gap was left. That was not correct.”
10.  Dwivedi, known for his outspoken manner said it was anguishing-extreme anxiety that the party president had resigned and the rest of the party continued to function as it is”.
11.     Dwivedi, known for his outspoken manner, which sometimes invited a rebuttal by then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, said it was anguishing that the party president had resigned and the rest of the party continued to function as it is. New Delhi: Last updated: Jul 9, 2019, 2:41 PM (IST): Cong crisis: Janardan questions process of selecting new chief:  Aditi Tandon: Tribune News Service, Chandigarh
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Rahul Gandhi’s Compromise with Old Guard Failed him and the Congres
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First Posted on: July 9, 2019, 11: 45 PM (IST)
“No one wants to be accountable to the party president, Rahul Gandhi had resigned, the Congress party continued to function as it is”. Why?