The move to the first Congressional family, however, seemed more like a comment on its limitations, as the opposition leader in Rajya Sabha said the leadership was not getting the correct feedback. “If the king does not make the right decision, his minister points it out, warns him that if he does not do so in a particular way, he will fail or even die. That is partisan, not flattering,” he said in a fairly direct hit to officials. considered close to Rahul Gandhi.
Azad’s comments, the first after Congress’s poor performance in Bihar assembly polls and by-elections in other states and shortly after the constitution of three party panels that sought to accommodate some of the G-23s, indicate that rumors in the party are likely to continue and dissidents do not intend to line up. In fact, they may have been emboldened by setbacks that they say reflect the validity of their arguments.
Azad said there was no change in the demand for elections at all levels of the organization that had “collapsed and needs to be rebuilt.” He said that a five-star culture had taken root in the party, which was the source of all the problems. In an interview with ANI, Azad called the dissidents’ demand “reforms and not rebellion” and suggested that party leaders who disagreed with them were “sycophants.”
He said that Congress was at its lowest point in 72 years and stressed that he did not serve as the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha for two consecutive terms.
The strong words suggest that there will be no truce in the rebellion that has rocked Congress since August, when the 23 top leaders sent a letter to the head of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, complaining about the drift in organization and absent leadership, and established a statute requires “reviving the party.”
Doubling down, Azad said: “There is no rebellion in Congress, we are seeking reform. Rebellion means ‘take it out and put me there.’ There is no candidate for party president. Rebellion is when a minister takes out the army and attacks the king. Either take him out or kill him. What we are doing is not rebellion, it is reform. ”
He said that the leadership had accepted the demand for election to the position of president and to the CWC. He added that elections for the positions of state, district and bloc presidents could not be held now due to the pandemic, but had to be held later for the base structure to take responsibility. “Right now, anyone has a seat at the party,” he said.
“We are all concerned about the losses, especially Bihar and the voting results. I do not blame the leaders for the loss. Our people have lost connection on the ground. One should have passion for their party,” he said.
“Polls are not disputed over five-star culture. The problem with today’s leaders is that if they get a party ticket, they first book a five-star hotel. They won’t go if there’s a hard road. Five-star so far culture is renounced, elections cannot be won ”, he added.
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