With CWC meet underway, suspense over next Congress president to end today
News | August 10, 2019 13:37 ISTWith CWC meet underway, suspense over next Congress president to end today
With CWC meet underway, suspense over next Congress president to end today
Suspense over new Congress president likely to end during CWC meeting today
After a deliberation that lasted almost the entire day on Saturday, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has appointed Sonia Gandhi as interim president of the Congress.
Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday said that even a “slightest” delay in appointing a new president was “not an option”.
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The leadership crisis in the Congress could end in the coming days with the Congress Working Committee (CWC) likely to meet next week to decide on an interim President, party sources said on Friday.
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh lent his voice to the lobby pushing for a young leader taking over the reins. Amrinder Singh wants someone who has a connect with the masses in place of Rahul Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday resigned as Congress President post and tweeted his resignation letter and has changed his Twitter bio. Rahul Gandhi has removed 'Congress president' as his designation from his official Twitter profile.
Rahul Gandhi resigns as Congress President over a month after the Congress Party lost 2019 Lok Sabha election. Rahul Gandhi took 100 per cent responsibility for Congress' defeat and said that he would continue to fight against the ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Rahul said that he had given his resignation a month ago and the new president should have been chosen then.
Rahul Gandhi chaired a meeting of top leaders of J&K in Delhi and discussed the overall political and security situation of the state, a Congress spokesman said.
At a press conference, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said many party leaders have resigned, but the prevailing sentiment is that Rahul Gandhi should continue as the party president.
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