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Sonia Gandhi Recasts Parliamentary Groups, 'G-23' Leaders In The List
The overhaul of the Congress's Parliamentary Groups by party chief Sonia Gandhi saw a section of "G-23" leaders -- authors of last year's explosive dissent letter who ended up losing the various party positions -- inducted in some key positions.
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Rahul Gandhi Said "Ready To Work As Party Desires": Congress
Rahul Gandhi said he is "ready to work for the party as all desire" at a meeting today with Congress "dissenters" who had written a letter criticizing the leadership and calling for an overhaul earlier this year. The comment, greeted by applause from all present including the rebels, has raised speculation about the 50-year-old returning as Congres...
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Rahul Gandhi Aide Quits As Congress Student Body Chief On Day Of Big Meet
A Congress leader heading the party's student wing NSUI, Ruchi Gupta, resigned today citing "delays in organizational changes". The resignation of a key Rahul Gandhi aide spoiled the optics for the Congress on a day it attempted to mend an internal rift with a meeting between Sonia Gandhi and "dissenters" who had written a letter criticizing the le...
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Sonia Gandhi Finally Agrees To Meet Congress Rebels. How It Happened
A group of 23 Congress "rebels" who wrote a letter flagging a leadership drift and calling for sweeping organizational changes may finally get to meet with Sonia Gandhi. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was key to setting up the meeting, sources say.
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"Our Party's Structure Has Collapsed," Says Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, one of the 23 original dissenters whose letter created a storm in the Congress - on Sunday appeared to pick holes in fellow dissenter Kapil Sibal's remarks on party leadership.
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In Congress Shake-Up, Team Rahul Scores, Ghulam Nabi Azad Loses Post
Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, the most prominent of the "dissent" letter writers seen to have questioned the leadership of the Gandhis, has lost his post in a major shake-up seen to promote Rahul Gandhi's squad.
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Promises Unmet, Sonia Gandhi To Face Dissenters At Parliament Strategy Session
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be chairing a virtual meet of the parliamentary strategy group today -- a first since the working committee meet held on August 24 -- where she will be interacting with key writers of the explosive letter that threw the party in turmoil.
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Party Has To Move Forward, "Forgetting Bygones": Congress Leader
In a snub to dissenters, the Congress said it is not appropriate for any leader to go public on internal matters of the party after president Sonia Gandhi had called for moving on collectively at the recent CWC meeting, which had discussed the leadership issue.
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Congress 'Dissent' Letter "Misconstrued": Jitin Prasada On Allegations
Two days after a Congress unit in Uttar Pradesh sought action against ex-union minister Jitin Prasada over a 'dissent' letter, which triggered a debate on the party leadership, Mr Prasada today said the "letter has been misconstrued". The letter - signed by 23 top leaders in the party - was the focus of a stormy seven-hour meet of the Congress Work...
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Rahul Gandhi May Not Lead Congress To 2024 Win, Says Letter-Writer
After two disastrous outings in consecutive national elections, Rahul Gandhi may not be the best bet for the Congress party's revival, one of the 23 veterans who have found themselves cornered over their so-called dissent letter to chief Sonia Gandhi, has told NDTV in signs that the fissures in the 135-year-old outfit are far from patched up.
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Opinion: As Gandhi Loyalists Are Promoted, Dissenters Say "Told You So"
The dissenters are clear they will not give up. They are also aware that the Gandhi family and its managers will not go beyond cosmetic reforms and seek only for Rahul Gandhi to take over and remake the Congress in his own image. The 23 may well find they are in a lonely league of their own, one that could steadily shrink.
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"No More A Nurturing Leadership": 'Dissent' Letter To Sonia Gandhi
The letter by 23 Congress dissidents to party chief Sonia Gandhi says there has been a "steady decline of the party", witnessed in the 2014 and 2019 elections, but there has been no honest introspection to analyse the reasons.
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Loyalists Promoted, Dissenters Snubbed In New Sonia Gandhi Decisions
Days after saying she had no ill-will against 23 Congress veterans who wrote her a letter that lurched the party into turmoil, Sonia Gandhi has taken the first steps to keep the so-called dissenters in check. Jairam Ramesh, a senior leader who was not in the dissident group, has been appointed chief whip of the Congress.
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'Act Against Jitin Prasada': New Congress Trouble Over 'Dissent' Letter
Four days after the Congress called a wrap on its "dissent letter" crisis after a meeting where leaders reaffirmed the Gandhis' leadership, there are signs to the contrary. A Congress unit in Uttar Pradesh has demanded action against all the letter writers, with special mention of former union minister Jitin Prasada.
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Rahul Gandhi "Wants Us Thrown In Yamuna": Congress Dissenters
The "dissent letter" by 23 Congress leaders that was seen to be a challenge to the Gandhi leadership evolved after months of planning and discussions by a core group, one of the signatories to the letter, a veteran Congress leader, told NDTV.
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Sonia Gandhi Recasts Parliamentary Groups, 'G-23' Leaders In The List
The overhaul of the Congress's Parliamentary Groups by party chief Sonia Gandhi saw a section of "G-23" leaders -- authors of last year's explosive dissent letter who ended up losing the various party positions -- inducted in some key positions.
-
Rahul Gandhi Said "Ready To Work As Party Desires": Congress
Rahul Gandhi said he is "ready to work for the party as all desire" at a meeting today with Congress "dissenters" who had written a letter criticizing the leadership and calling for an overhaul earlier this year. The comment, greeted by applause from all present including the rebels, has raised speculation about the 50-year-old returning as Congres...
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Rahul Gandhi Aide Quits As Congress Student Body Chief On Day Of Big Meet
A Congress leader heading the party's student wing NSUI, Ruchi Gupta, resigned today citing "delays in organizational changes". The resignation of a key Rahul Gandhi aide spoiled the optics for the Congress on a day it attempted to mend an internal rift with a meeting between Sonia Gandhi and "dissenters" who had written a letter criticizing the le...
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Sonia Gandhi Finally Agrees To Meet Congress Rebels. How It Happened
A group of 23 Congress "rebels" who wrote a letter flagging a leadership drift and calling for sweeping organizational changes may finally get to meet with Sonia Gandhi. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath was key to setting up the meeting, sources say.
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"Our Party's Structure Has Collapsed," Says Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, one of the 23 original dissenters whose letter created a storm in the Congress - on Sunday appeared to pick holes in fellow dissenter Kapil Sibal's remarks on party leadership.
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In Congress Shake-Up, Team Rahul Scores, Ghulam Nabi Azad Loses Post
Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad, the most prominent of the "dissent" letter writers seen to have questioned the leadership of the Gandhis, has lost his post in a major shake-up seen to promote Rahul Gandhi's squad.
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Promises Unmet, Sonia Gandhi To Face Dissenters At Parliament Strategy Session
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be chairing a virtual meet of the parliamentary strategy group today -- a first since the working committee meet held on August 24 -- where she will be interacting with key writers of the explosive letter that threw the party in turmoil.
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Party Has To Move Forward, "Forgetting Bygones": Congress Leader
In a snub to dissenters, the Congress said it is not appropriate for any leader to go public on internal matters of the party after president Sonia Gandhi had called for moving on collectively at the recent CWC meeting, which had discussed the leadership issue.
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Congress 'Dissent' Letter "Misconstrued": Jitin Prasada On Allegations
Two days after a Congress unit in Uttar Pradesh sought action against ex-union minister Jitin Prasada over a 'dissent' letter, which triggered a debate on the party leadership, Mr Prasada today said the "letter has been misconstrued". The letter - signed by 23 top leaders in the party - was the focus of a stormy seven-hour meet of the Congress Work...
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Rahul Gandhi May Not Lead Congress To 2024 Win, Says Letter-Writer
After two disastrous outings in consecutive national elections, Rahul Gandhi may not be the best bet for the Congress party's revival, one of the 23 veterans who have found themselves cornered over their so-called dissent letter to chief Sonia Gandhi, has told NDTV in signs that the fissures in the 135-year-old outfit are far from patched up.
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Opinion: As Gandhi Loyalists Are Promoted, Dissenters Say "Told You So"
The dissenters are clear they will not give up. They are also aware that the Gandhi family and its managers will not go beyond cosmetic reforms and seek only for Rahul Gandhi to take over and remake the Congress in his own image. The 23 may well find they are in a lonely league of their own, one that could steadily shrink.
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"No More A Nurturing Leadership": 'Dissent' Letter To Sonia Gandhi
The letter by 23 Congress dissidents to party chief Sonia Gandhi says there has been a "steady decline of the party", witnessed in the 2014 and 2019 elections, but there has been no honest introspection to analyse the reasons.
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Loyalists Promoted, Dissenters Snubbed In New Sonia Gandhi Decisions
Days after saying she had no ill-will against 23 Congress veterans who wrote her a letter that lurched the party into turmoil, Sonia Gandhi has taken the first steps to keep the so-called dissenters in check. Jairam Ramesh, a senior leader who was not in the dissident group, has been appointed chief whip of the Congress.
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'Act Against Jitin Prasada': New Congress Trouble Over 'Dissent' Letter
Four days after the Congress called a wrap on its "dissent letter" crisis after a meeting where leaders reaffirmed the Gandhis' leadership, there are signs to the contrary. A Congress unit in Uttar Pradesh has demanded action against all the letter writers, with special mention of former union minister Jitin Prasada.
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Rahul Gandhi "Wants Us Thrown In Yamuna": Congress Dissenters
The "dissent letter" by 23 Congress leaders that was seen to be a challenge to the Gandhi leadership evolved after months of planning and discussions by a core group, one of the signatories to the letter, a veteran Congress leader, told NDTV.
