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A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee started in Delhi on Monday amid divisions in the party over the leadership issue and indications that Sonia Gandhi may offer to resign.

AgenciesUpdated: Monday, August 24, 2020, 09:56 PM IST
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24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi asks CWC to find new chief

In the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Delhi on Monday Sonia Gandhi asked CWC to relieve her as interim party chief. However, the former PM Manmohan Singh urged her to continue.

A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee started in Delhi on Monday amid divisions in the party over the leadership issue and indications that Sonia Gandhi may offer to resign.

(With inputs from agencies)

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Congress leader AK Antony requests Rahul Gandhi to become the President

As per the sources, Congress leader AK Antony requested Rahul Gandhi to become the President.

The party is divided on the leadership matter with a section demanding collective leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family.

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Congress workers outside AICC office demand party president from Gandhi family only

Even as a crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting is underway in view of the letter controversy raising demands for a full time active leadership, several Congress workers gathered in front of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office here and raised slogans demanding that the Party President should be from Gandhi family.

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi criticises leaders for going public with issues concerning party

Rahul Gandhi, during CWC meeting, says the letter (to Sonia Gandhi about party leadership) was written at a time when Congress government in Rajasthan was facing a crisis, the right place to discuss what was written in the letter was CWC meeting and not the media: Sources

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Kapil Sibal snaps after Rahul Gandhi accuses dissenters of 'colluding with BJP'

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad: If you can prove that I am colluding with BJP, I will quit right now

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

'Colluding with BJP': Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala says don't be misled by false media discourse

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha responds to Rahul Gandhi'sΒ 'Colluding with BJP' remark

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

Kapil Sibal withdraws his comment on Rahul Gandhi's alleged remarkΒ 

24 August 2020 02:27 PM IST

No one can save such a party: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan responds to Rahul Gandhi's alleged remark

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

'He never said it, neither in CWC or outside':Β Ghulam Nabi Azad on Rahul Gandhi's dissent writers colluding with BJP claims

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

Congress should return to Gandhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

Ghulam Nabi Azad used to call us BJP's 'B' team,says AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

Action can be taken against those who wrote to Sonia Gandhi on party leadership, says Ambika Soni

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress interim president till the next AICC session: Sources

Sonia Gandhi who had earlier offered to quit from her post will continue as the party's Interim President till the next AICC session, sources said.

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

K Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala address the nation

The CWC notes that internal party issues cannot be deliberated through the media or public fora. CWC urges and advises all concerned to raise such issues only in party fora, says K Venugopal.

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

CWC requests Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim chief till next AICC session

Congress Working Committee unanimously requests Sonia Gandhi to continue as interim chief till the time AICC session can be convened:

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

We are a large family, we have differences on many occasions but in the end, we come together as one, says Sonia Gandhi

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

CWC makes it clear that no one will be or can be permitted to undermine or weaken the party & its leadership, says KC Venugopal

24 August 2020 07:29 PM IST

Organisational issues are always addressed & process of constitution & reconstitution is continuous one, says Sonia Gandhi

24 August 2020 09:56 PM IST

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