Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that he “cannot see the heavens fall” due to the need for a party chief, as Sonia Gandhi was still in command. (PTI)
Khurshid said that no one had approached him to sign the letter that was sent to Sonia Gandhi and even if someone had, they would not have signed it because they do not agree with the letter.
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New Delhi: Stating that it was not urgent to have an elected president of Congress, the main leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that he “cannot see the skies falling” due to the need for a party leader, as Sonia Gandhi was still in command and should be the one to decide on the leadership issue. Khurshid, a former Union minister and one of the leaders considered close to the Gandhi family, told PTI in an interview that he would not have signed the letter even if the group that wrote to Gandhi approached him seeking an organizational review. urgent, including active and full-time leadership.
On Ghulam Nabi Azad, the most vocal among the 23 letter writers, seeking organizational elections to ensure that Congress does not remain out of power for decades, Khurshid said that the main leader of Jammu and Kashmir had been part of the highest echelons. of the party. for years in which there have been no such elections and the party prospered. He said Azad probably wanted a change now in what the party has been doing over the years and expressed confidence that the leaders will think about what he is saying as he is a high-ranking leader. Khurshid leaders said they have always written to Sonia Gandhi. he had access to it and could have approached her instead of writing to her.
“It is very clear that the important people in this letter belong to the highest levels of our party and therefore Ms Gandhi has indicated that it was better that they could have discussed it within the boundaries of the party,” he said. Khurshid’s comments take on importance, coming days after the ‘group of 23’ wrote to Gandhi calling for far-reaching reforms within the party, such as having a “full-time, active and visible” leadership, the return of powers to state units and the modernization of the government. Congressional Working Committee (CWC) in accordance with the party constitution.
When asked about the suggestions made in the letter, Khurshid said the discussion appears to be about choosing a leader and the president of Congress has indicated that it can be done at the appropriate time when physically possible. “For people like me, we already have leaders, we have a leader in Ms. Sonia Gandhi, we have a leader in Rahul Gandhi. So for me there is no sense of urgency in choosing leaders. Electing a president, yes, that will happen when it happens, I cannot see the heavens falling. I am not clear about the sense of urgency that is being expressed, “he said.
“We don’t have a part-time president, we have a full-time president, but the full-time president is an interim president and not an ordinary person as interim president, as she is the president in office with the longest service. Just we must trust and let the president with the longest service take the measures when she sees fit, “said the congressional leader. On whether it would have been better to go to the president to express her concerns than to write a letter, Khurshid said that leaders had done so for the past 20 years and that she did not know what was different now or had changed that they felt the need to do so. write a letter.
When asked about the future of the knife party within the organization at a time when it needs to be revitalized, he said: “The pens are out, so what’s the problem. Of course, words written with pens can and do hurt. they made”. but they don’t draw blood … it’s just ink, it’s something we can live with and I’m sure the ink will fade in due time. ”Khurshid said that no one had approached him to sign the letter and even if someone had In fact, he would not have signed it because he does not agree with the letter. “There is nothing in that letter that gives me the opportunity to express myself and say what I want to say … We have always spoken directly with the leaders, so I don’t know what changed because people don’t speak directly. Nothing has changed for me and therefore I don’t see the need to write the letter, “he said.
Khurshid said he still feels that instead of the leaders continually urging Rahul Gandhi to return as party head, they should leave the decision to him. “Surely he understands the implications of that letter more than I do, he will do what he thinks is best to do,” he said, when asked if it was now imperative for Rahul Gandhi to return as party chief to get the house in order.
Following the seven-hour meeting of the party’s highest decision-making body last week, the CWC urged Sonia Gandhi to continue as its acting head until an AICC session could be convened and authorized her to make the organizational changes. necessary to meet the challenges facing the party. She made it clear that no one would be allowed to undermine or weaken the party and its leadership.
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