The question of leadership in Congress is being raisedtime to time. Sonia Gandhi is the working president of the party. Congress hasnot got a permanent president since its second consecutive defeat in 2019Lok Sabha elections. The party has been working with the working president for 1year 10 months. The party has to contest the important assembly elections ofUP, Punjab, and Uttrakhand in the next 6 months. But the party is hardly readyfor it.
The pain of the party leaders is also clearly visibleregarding the leadership. Senior Congress leader and former Union MinisterJairam Ramesh has now expressed concern about the leadership. Earlier in Augustlast year itself, 23 senior party leaders had written a letter demanding thatthe leadership issue be resolved.
Now Jairam Ramesh has expressed his pain on this issue.Jairam Ramesh is a strong leader of Congress. His words have a special meaning.He says, 'The party will have to fix the leadership.' This statement of JairamRamesh has come when the party is entangled in its own trap in Punjab.
Meanwhile, former party president Pratap Singh Bajwaagain became vocal about Punjab. On Friday, he strongly supported Navjot SinghSidhu. It is clear from this that the Congress leadership seems to be unable toclear the confusion of the Congress in Punjab for the time being. In such asituation, how and on what issue will the party face the opponents in theelection field?
The situation in UP is no different from Punjab. Althoughthe command of UP is in the hands of Sonia's beloved Priyanka Vadra Gandhi. Still,strong leaders like Jatin Prasad left the party. Taking a jibe at Jatin Prasad,Jairam Ramesh has said that youth like Scindia and Prasad are privileged. Buteven today crores of youth are working for Congress.
Jairam Ramesh said that preparations for the next generalelections have to be started from now and consensus has to be reached on someissues by working with like-minded parties. But this will be possible only ifthe party elects a full-time president. On August 20, it will be two years sinceSonia Gandhi became the working president of the party. Will the party get apermanent president in the coming days? The demand of which is being repeatedlydemanded by the top leaders of the party.