‘Month Wasted Pleading’: Cong’s Karan Singh on Rahul’s Resignation

Singh’s remarks come amid Congress plunging into a deep crisis after Rahul resigned as party president last week.

A file photo of veteran Congress Leader Karan Singh.

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Veteran Congress Leader Karan Singh on Monday, 8 July, said he is “aghast” at the disorientation the party has plummeted into since Rahul Gandhi's resignation, and urged the working committee to meet without delay under the chairmanship of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the necessary decisions.

His strong remarks come amid the Congress plunging into a deep crisis after Gandhi took a decision to resign as the party’s president. He had initially submitted his resignation to the CWC on 25 May, which followed a spate of resignations by senior and middle-rank Congress leaders.

“I am aghast to see the confusion and disorientation into which the party has fallen since Rahul Gandhi resigned on 25 May. Instead of honouring his bold decision a month was wasted pleading him to take back his resignation,” Singh said in a statement circulated among reporters.

Singh’s statement (Source: ANI)

“I strongly urge the working committee to meet without delay, perhaps under the chairmanship of former PM Manmohan Singh and take necessary decisions,” the former Union Minister said.

He also said the longer the present uncertainty remains, the more the Congress workers and voters around the country will be demoralised.

“The negative cycle must be reversed before it is too late,” he said.