Talks essential for state Congress’ prime 3
2 min read Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On the eve of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s essential assembly in New Delhi with the highest three of the social gathering within the state, Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala reiterated that he would fortunately settle for any resolution taken by the AICC management on the posts to be given to KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran and former chief minister Oommen Chandy.
Chennithala on Sunday stated no dialogue on sharing of the chief minister’s time period has taken place thus far.Monday’s talks assume significance for all three leaders. It is learnt that Sonia Gandhi will give them strict directions to cease group politics. Following AICC common secretary in control of the state Tariq Anwar’s report, every of them is probably going be given particular roles.
“The norm in the Congress is that the chief minister candidate will be declared only after the elections. Reports that the CM post will be shared is the media’s imagination. We all came to New Delhi to hold talks with the AICC leadership on the preparations for the assembly elections. My aim is to work unitedly which will ensure that the UDF returns to power,” stated Chennithala.
Over the final a number of months, the Chennithala camp has been repeatedly claiming {that a} “collective leadership” might be main the Congress and UDF. However, in actuality, Oommen Chandy has been staying away from the each day grind of politics. Though he has been shying away from taking on any official roles in state politics, he stays lively in his personal manner just like the latest ‘padayatra’ in his Puthupally constituency in solidarity with the farmers’ protest.A majority of the UDF constituents and senior Congress leaders had additionally informed the AICC delegation, which visited the state, that bringing again Chandy to main function is the necessity of the hour.
This has reportedly not gone down nicely with Chennithala and his camp, and so they got here up with the “collective leadership” thought. Despite Chennithala placing up a formidable combat in opposition to the LDF highlighting their corruption practices, it didn’t meet the specified leads to the native physique elections, which led to an outcry in favour of Chandy.
A senior Congress chief informed TNIE that if Sonia Gandhi doesn’t ask him to steer the Congress and UDF within the meeting elections, the previous chief minister will steer clear of lively campaigning. “But it all depends on how Sonia Gandhi puts it before Chennithala without ruffling his feathers. Chennithala is not keen on sharing the tenure with Chandy. The political scenario would be different after two-and-a-half years and chances of AICC organising general secretary K C Venugopal returning to the state politics cannot be ruled out,” stated the Congress chief.
