It’s likely that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will also be present at this meeting, reports Asian Lite News
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is leading the ‘G-23’ group demanding sweeping organisational changes in the party, is likely to meet party interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to address the grievances of the group sources said.
It’s likely that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will also be present at this meeting.
On Wednesday, ‘G-23’ leaders met at Azad’s residence to chalk out their strategy ahead of the meeting.
Apart from the initial members, some more leaders including Mani Shankar Aiyar, Patiala MP and former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh’s wife Preneet Kaur, senior leader P.J. Kurien, former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Raj Babbar, and Kuldeep Sharma were also seen arriving at Azad’s residence for the meeting.
Shankarsinh Vaghela and Sandeep Dikshit were also taking part.
Vaghela has been in the Congress in the past but his present status is not clear.
The meeting is being held to devise the further strategy after the CWC endorsed Sonia Gandhi’s leadership. The group has already reached out to the like-minded leaders within the Congress.
The Congress President on Tuesday removed state chiefs of five states and after which loyalists started targeting the dissenters.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at Kapil Sibal that he does not know the “ABCD of Congress”, and is an outsider who was given everything from the party.
However, talking to IANS, Dikshit said: “The Congress President should have accessibility, acceptability and accountability.”
5 leaders to assess post-poll situation
Six days after the Congress’ near washout in five Assembly elections, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday appointed five senior leaders to assess the post-poll situation in these states.
The leaders would suggest organisational changes after interacting from MLA candidates and important leaders.
Rajya Sabha MP Rajani Patil will oversee Goa, Jairam Ramesh Manipur, Ajay Maken Punjab, Jitender Singh Uttar Pradesh and Avinash Pandey Uttarakhand.
The development comes just one day after the state unit chiefs of these states were asked to tender resignation by the Congress president.
The step came even as the Congress dissenters, called the ‘G23 group’, are meeting at senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence to chalk out their strategy after the humiliating defeat of the party.
Sonia Gandhi in the meeting of the Congress Working Committee – the party’s highest decision-making body — on Sunday offered to step back from the leadership along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, but her offer was rejected by the CWC members.
Sonia alleges social media misuse
Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday raised the issue of misuse of social media platforms by political proxies in the Lok Sabha.
Taking up the issue during Zero Hour, she urged the government to put an end to systematic influence and interference of Facebook and other social media giants in electoral politics of the world’s largest democracy.
“Global companies like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly being used to shape political narratives by leaders, parties and their proxies.”
“This is beyond parties and politics. We need to protect our democracy and social harmony regardless of who’s in power,” she said.
She alleged that young and old minds are being filled with hate through emotionally charged disinformation, and proxy advertising companies like Facebook are aware of it and are profiting from it.
Reports in various media outlets show a growing nexus between big corporates, social media giants and ruling establishment, the Congress leader stated.
The Congress has raised the issue in the past with Facebook over use of spreading disinformation in the country, she added.
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