A group of expelled congressional veterans in Uttar Pradesh, including former ministers, former MPs and former youth wing chiefs, have now attacked senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and others for remaining silent bystanders when action was taken against them in the state.
Azad is one of 23 senior leaders in Congress who recently called for a full-time, effective, “active” and “visible” party chairman.
In their letter to the head of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, a group of about 10 party leaders expelled from the UP said: “It is strange that the leaders, who have been occupying positions of responsibility and have raised the issue of freedom of expression and internal democracy in In recent days, viewers were speechless (when measures were taken against us) ”.
They urged her to “reestablish” communication with party workers.
Former MP Santosh Singh, who signed the letter on behalf of the 10 expelled leaders, said: “The party leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad, called me to find out the circumstances that led to the action against us. Azad agreed that the state party (unity) is not authorized to take any action against us as we are all elected members of the AICC (All India Congressional Committee). Only the AICC central disciplinary committee can take action against AICC members on the recommendation of the state disciplinary committee. ”Singh is also a former head of the party’s youth wing.
The disciplinary committee of the Uttar Pradesh Congressional Committee (UPCC) had expelled a group of about 10 high-level leaders when they held a separate meeting to celebrate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Lucknow on November 14, 2019 .
“The expulsion of former minister Ram Krishna Dwivedi was withdrawn a few days before his death,” said Vinod Chaudhary, former head of the youth wing and a member of the state party’s disciplinary committee.
In the letter, the group also said: “Under the guidance of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and subsequently Ms. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have built the Congress and the nation, upholding the values and democratic ideals. No one can deny the strength that Congress has gained under his leadership by following the same values, ideology and principles … But it is ironic that a sense of confusion and miscommunication prevails among the workers of Congress in light of the way it works. the match. or be executed … ”
“History bears witness to many defeats. But workers in Congress have never been so desperate and disappointed as now. This is an issue of concern for Congress without a doubt… .. Those who are not even the main members of Congress have been working at the party headquarters (in the states) on a financial package…. These people are now reviewing the loyalties of (leaders) so committed and dedicated who fought for Congress from 1977 to 1980 and have held important positions in the party that represents it in the Lok Sabha and the state assembly, ”they said.
“It was under pressure from such leaders that 10 leaders were ousted overnight from Congress, as day laborers, in an undemocratic, unconstitutional and unjust manner,” they said.
Urging Sonia Gandhi to reestablish ‘communication
With the party workers, the leaders said that if she deviated from this responsibility, “Congress will become history.”
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