New Delhi: In an attempt to silence critics ahead of the crucial 2022 Assembly elections, Acting Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Saturday that she was the “full-time and practical” party leader.
Sonia Gandhi’s remarks came during her address at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held in New Delhi.
In her opening remarks at the CWC Meet, Sonia Gandhi responded to concerns raised by the party leadership by saying, “I am, if you allow me to say it, a full-time Congress President and active … “
Here are some important statements from the CWC Meet:
“I have always appreciated the frankness. It is not necessary to speak to me through the media. So let’s all have a free and honest discussion. But what should be communicated outside the four walls of this room is the collective decision of the CWC Meet ”: Sonia Gandhi said, apparently referring to the leaders of the G-23.
“The whole organization wants a relaunch of the Congress. But this requires the unity and the primacy of the interests of the Party. Above all, it takes self-control and discipline. I am fully aware of the fact that I have been Acting President of Congress since the CWC asked me to return to that title in 2019, ”she noted.
“I am, if you will allow me to say it, a full-time and on-the-ground President of Congress. Over the past couple of years, many of our colleagues, especially the younger ones, have taken on leadership roles in presenting the party’s policies and programs to the people – be it the agitation of the farmers, help during the pandemic, highlighting issues of concern for young people and women, atrocities on Dalits, Adivasis and minorities, rising prices and destruction of the public sector, ”he said. declared Sonia Gandhi.
“The economy continues to be a cause of great concern despite government propaganda telling us that it is not. As we all know, the only response the government seems to have for economic recovery is to sell national assets, ”she said, Acting President of Congress, as quoted by ANI news agency.
Speaking to the BJP about the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sonia Gandhi said: “The shocking incidents in Lakhimpur-Kheri have recently betrayed the mindset of the BJP, how he perceives Kisan Andolan, how he handled this Kisans’ determined struggle to protect their lives and livelihoods. ”.
Speaking about the upcoming parliamentary elections, she said that “the preparations had already started some time ago and we are undoubtedly facing many challenges, but if we are united, if we are disciplined and if we only focus on the interests of the parties, I am sure we will. good. the respective general and responsible secretaries will inform us individually about the states ”.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad at the CWC meeting said, “We have full confidence in Sonia Gandhi Ji and no one is questioning her leadership,” sources quoted by ANI quoted.
Sonia Gandhi also brought charges against the Modi government in terms of foreign policy, saying: “There has been a broad consensus on foreign and neighborhood policy in our country. But this consensus has been compromised due to the Prime Minister’s persistent reluctance to trust the opposition in any way ”.
“Foreign policy has become a diabolical instrument of mobilization and electoral polarization. We face serious challenges at our borders and on other fronts. The Prime Minister told opposition leaders last year that there had been no occupation of a territory by China and its silence since has cost our nation dearly, ”she said. added.
Referring to the recently targeted assassinations in Jammu and Kashmir, she said “minorities have clearly been targeted”, adding: “this must be condemned in the strongest possible terms”. “Jammu and Kashmir have been a Union territory for two years. The entire responsibility of bringing the perpetrators of these barbaric crimes to justice lies with the Union government. Restoring social peace, “harmony and trust among the people of Jammu and Kashmir rest with the Modi government too,” she said.
Meanwhile, sources say the congressional party organization’s election process could start from November 1. The party is expected to have a new president by October of next year. According to sources, internal elections are scheduled for 2022.
Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress Secretary General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Chief Congress Ministers Ashok Gehlot from Rajasthan, Bhupesh Baghel from Chhattisgarh, and Charanjit Channi from Punjab attended the meeting at the headquarters of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in the nation’s capital.
G-23 leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma were also among those present, the PTI news agency reported.
The meeting is seen as an important development in terms of resolving internal party issues as G-23 leaders continued to voice concerns about the leadership ahead of the crucial Assembly elections due next year.
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