As Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been adamant to step down from his post, several states party chiefs resigned from their posts on Friday.
Deepak Babaria, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh today resigned from his post. While Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, Girish Chodankar Congress also stepped down from his post.
Deepak Babaria, Congress General Secretary incharge of Madhya Pradesh has resigned from his post (file pic)#DeepakBabaria #MadhyaPradesh #Congress pic.twitter.com/3m9DWOOIJI
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Chodankar took to Twitter and said, “Firm decision of Rahul Gandhi ji to not withdraw resignation as Congress President, morally does not permit me to continue. The defeat is our collective responsibility, hence I hereby tender my resignation forthwith as Goa Congress President.”
The firm decision of @RahulGandhi Ji to not withdraw his resignation as @INCIndia President, morally does not permit me to continue. The defeat is our collective responsibility, hence I hereby tender my resignation forthwith as @INCGoa President.
— Girish Chodankar (@girishgoa) June 28, 2019
Besides this, Haryana Mahila Congress president Sumitra Chouhan also stepped down from her post on Friday, saying that she will not accept any party position till party president Rahul Gandhi withdrew his resignation.
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A flurry of resignations has emerged within the Congress, following party president Rahul Gandhi’s adamancy to resign from the post after facing a humiliating defeat in the general elections.
As many as 145 office bearers have tendered a mass resignation during a meeting conducted in the Congress office and set an example for the senior members of the party to follow the suit of taking the moral responsibility behind dismal performance in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.
While Gandhi is sticking to his decision to resign, on the other hand, an in-house tussle has also begun between the seniors and youth leaders of the Congress. Somewhere, the battle in the party is between ‘elderly vs youth’.
On Friday, the chief of Congress’ legal department, Vivek Tankha resigned from the post and asked others to follow his example.
In a series of tweets on Friday, Tankha said, “We all should submit our resignations from party positions and give Rahul ji a free hand to choose his team. I welcome Mr Kamalnath’s statement to that effect. I unequivocally submit my resignation as AICC Dept chairman Law, RTI & HR. Party cannot afford a stalemate for too long.”
On the other hand, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Sheila Dikshit dissolved all 280 block Congress committees in the national capital with immediate effect.
The Congress won 52 seats in the recent general elections, which is just eight more than 2014 in the outgoing Lok Sabha.