Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury turns into the sacrificial lamb as Sonia Gandhi tries to save lots of Congress’ face after rout in Bengal

If stories are to be believed, the time has run out for senior Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as interim President Sonia Gandhi is all set to grab the submit of Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha from the Behrampur MP. Chowdhury was the state unit chief within the simply concluded West Bengal Assembly elections and the sorry efficiency by the Congress may need fuelled the choice.However, as is the case with most Congress choices, Chowdhury is merely the sacrificial lamb because the occasion ignores the extra apparent chinks within the armour. The drawback with Congress resides within the higher echelons of the occasion the place the Gandhi clan comfortably reside. The high brass of Congress remains to be in its Nehruvian hungover, and regardless of being thrashed and humiliated in almost each alternate election, the occasion seems reluctant to clock within the long-overdue adjustments.Chowdhury, who was the face of the Congress for the Bengal polls, quickly after the debacle had mentioned that the occasion “couldn’t afford to stay cocooned on social media but had to hit the street” and likewise actively assist in aid work for Covid-19 sufferers. The Gandhi household is especially antsy towards any criticism that comes its method; thus, one can argue that Sonia Gandhi didn’t just like the tone of Chowdhury’s evaluation.The transfer to take away Chowdhury, a fortnight earlier than the Monsoon session can be being seen from the lens that Chowdhury was one of many few leaders that abhorred Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its supremo Mamata Banerjee. While the likes of Rahul Gandhi tiptoed round and didn’t outrightly assault Mamata throughout the election path — the Congress chief remained defiant.Insiders say that within the run-up to the meeting elections, Congress leaders together with Abhishek Singhvi (MP from Bengal) and state leaders similar to Pradip Bhattacharya (former Pradesh Congress Committee or PCC chief) favoured a tie-up between the Congress and the TMC however Chowdhury being the state chief, out rightly refused the proposal.Read More: No direct assault on Didi: Rahul Gandhi remains to be hopeful to ally with Mamata to maintain BJP out of energy in BengalIn accordance with an HT report, at any time when West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a five-time former MP, used to return to Parliament, leaders reducing throughout political strains would pay her a courtesy go to. Chowdhury, nevertheless, by no means turned up or met Banerjee. Hence, the connection soured between the 2 events.With the submit of Leader of Opposition mendacity vacant within the parliament as no occasion has the mandated quantity, Congress is seeking to pool in its sources, together with different events and mount a united entrance in opposition to BJP.However, to take action, it inescapably wants the assist of TMC and with Chowdhury within the center, the probabilities of such equation resulting in any fruition appeared bleak. Perhaps, the elimination of Chowdhury is a transfer to placate TMC and rejoin the forces.The youth and new technology of leaders (Read: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot) in Congress are frowned upon and pushed again whereas previous vanguards, residing well past their shelf life are given promotions.Ideology is an alien idea for the occasion which joins forces with the Left and Islamist events on the drop of hat. Thus, Chowdhury, who was clear in his conscience of not siding with Mamata served as a useless weight and naturally, Sonia Gandhi has reduce him off.