Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi presided over a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Monday where she did not mince her words about the terrible performance of the party in the Assembly elections just past.
Party leader Rahul Gandhi was not present at the meeting as he was unwell, Congress leaders said, though he seemed to be active on social media. Sister and UP leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, however, attended. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not attend either.
As Congress leaders did not have much to say in their defence in the face of the huge electoral losses, the second part of the meeting turned into a discussion on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic. The election for the presidentship of the party has been deferred indefinitely at the suggestion of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who cited Covid as the reason.
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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi joined a host of party leaders in saluting the armed forces and remembering Indira Gandhi, who was prime minister at the time.
“This was a time when India’s neighbouring countries used to recognise the mettle of the Indian Prime Minister and feared violating the borders of our country,” the Congress leader added.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said India gave a befitting reply in 1971 to those giving threats of the “seventh fleet” by its victory over Pakistan and planted the flag of India’s power and sovereignty.
Homage to patriotism-inspired Indira Gandhi and the brave Indian Armed Forces officials, she said.
Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also extended greetings to the people of the country on Vijay Diwas when Pakistan was defeated.
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The party’s top leadership ran a carefully crafted campaign on social media to send out a message that nationalism and patriotism can’t rest on narrow partisan politics and the leadership’s strength should be judged on facts instead of hollow rhetoric.