In a sign of deepening fault lines within the Congress, the group of 23 leaders (G-23) on Wednesday met at former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence here to discuss the party’s debacle in the recent Assembly polls and declared that “collective and inclusive leadership is the only way forward”.
Sources told The Hindu that Mr. Azad spoke with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and might follow up with a meeting on Thursday.
“We believe that the only way forward for the Congress is to adopt a model of collective and inclusive leadership and decision making at all levels. In order to oppose the BJP, it is necessary to strengthen the Congress. We demand the Congress to initiate a dialogue with other like-minded forces to create a platform to pave the way for a credible alternative for 2024,” the G-23 joint statement said.
