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TNN | Oct 14, 2020, 04.22 AM IST

NEW DELHI: The Congress dissidents who wrote a letter to party

president Sonia Gandhi are likely to issue regular statements on national
issues independent of the official party platform, a move that may appear
designed to show gaps and deficiencies in the party’s articulation of
criticism of the Modi government.

The group of 23 senior Congress functionaries, who wrote to Sonia

Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul and “able and visible leadership”,
has decided that policy statements focused on the Centre were required
to send out a message to the party as well as to the political rival BJP.
“There are important issues on which the party is silent,” said a member in
the letter writers’ group.

Another member said it can be seen that Rahul Gandhi is making an effort to be “visible” over the farm issue, but pointed out
that remarks like claiming a Congress government would have evicted the Chinese from Ladakh in 15 minutes and
personalised comments about PM Modi again showed a lack of finesse.

On Tuesday, there was a strong buzz about recrimination and clashes within the G-23 too. While it was claimed two letter
writers had differed, another source said an AICC member was involved. Though it could not be confirmed, the post-letter
scenario in the party is such that claims spread fast.

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What seems to emerge, however, is that the G-23 is developing a core group of select functionaries who are confabulating
amongst themselves on the future steps while a major chunk has taken a back seat for different reasons. That appears to fan
the talk that some members seem to question others over their sincerity to the objective laid down in the letter or over active
participation. A section within does not want to be seen as challenging the leadership or coming across as a rebel bloc.

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