The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's top decision-making body, will assemble for an online meeting tomorrow, three weeks after a stormy meeting saw leaders clash over the party's political decline.
New Delhi: As the Congress's top decision-making body meets tomorrow, it will discuss the issues raised in a letter sent by more than 20 top party leaders to Sonia Gandhi, sources said. In the letter, the senior leaders sought discussion with Sonia Gandhi over the leadership issue, referring to the internal crisis in the party.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's top decision-making body, will assemble for an online meeting tomorrow, three weeks after a stormy meeting saw leaders clash over the party's political decline.
Among those who have signed the letter are members of parliament, former ministers and chief ministers, and members of the CWC. The senior party leaders have said they are unhappy with "uncertainty" and "drift" in the party. The letter calls for an "honest introspection", "collective leadership", and stresses that the "youth are losing confidence" in the party.
The letter called for a "full-time", "effective leadership" that will be "visible" and "active" in the field - reflecting the criticism from a section about the leadership of the Gandhi family.
It, however, praised the Gandhis and said they will remain an integral part of the "collective leadership".
The letter also called for elections to pick the members of the Working Committee - the highest decision-making body of the party.
On Monday, the Congress had rubbished a tweet by Sanjay Jha that said some 100 Congress leaders have written to Sonia Gandhi asking for a change in the political leadership. Mr Jha was sacked as spokesperson of the Congress last month after he publicly criticised the party in the turmoil over Sachin Pilot's revolt, which plunged the Rajasthan government into crisis.
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