Cong to hold more Panchmarhi-like conclaves
Sonia holds rapprochement meeting
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today met a group of leaders, including some who had written to her seeking complete organisational overhaul, where they discussed ways to strengthen the party at all levels and it was decided to hold conclaves similar to Panchmarhi and Shimla to chalk out the way ahead.
The five-hour meeting, which also included some of Sonia Gandhi’s close associates, was significant as it was the first effort by the Congress leadership for a rapprochement with the ‘letter-writers’ who had raised questions over the leadership.
Crucial Congress meet starts at Sonia Gandhi s residence today; many of the 23 dissenting letter-writers attend
Ahead of the meeting, the Congress downplayed any internal frictions and said Rahul Gandhi was the right person to lead the party. December 19, 2020 / 11:21 AM IST
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi is on December 19 meeting Congress leaders including many of the 23 signatories to the August letter seeking reforms in the party and a full-time “visible” leadership.
Leader of the party in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma, Lok Sabha MPs Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tiwari, former chief minister of Harayana Bhupinder Hooda, former chief minister of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Vivek Tankha are among the signatories of the letter expected to attend the meeting to be held at 10 Janpath, Sonia Gandhi’s residence. Former union minister Kapil Sibal cannot attend the meeting because he is travelling abroad.
Sonia Gandhi to hold important meeting with Congress leaders tomorrow ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 18:37 IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Congress party s interim president Sonia Gandhi has called for a meeting of senior party leaders on Saturday to formulate the party s strategy on the current political scenario amid the ongoing farmers agitation against farm laws. The meeting will continue for 10 days.
The sources said in the meeting efforts will be made for the reconciliation between the senior leaders of the party and group of Congress rebels who wrote a letter flagging a leadership drift and calling for sweeping organizational changes.
In a press briefing, Congress general secretary said Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting with party leaders for the next 10 days.
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