Congress needs full-time chief, says Sena; claims party's old guard in ‘secret pact with BJP’ to stop Rahul Gandhi
The Hindu
Although Rahul Gandhi was trying to resolve the issues faced by the Congress, the old-timers in the party were in a secret pact with the BJP to stop him, Shiv Sena said
The Shiv Sena on Friday called for the need to appoint a full-time Congress president, and said the confusion prevailing over the leadership in the party was as much responsible for the political crisis in Punjab as the BJP.
The Sena also claimed that although Rahul Gandhi was trying to , the old-timers in the party were in a secret pact with the BJP to stop him from doing so with the aim of sinking the party.
"Congress needs a full-time president. What is the use of a body without a head?...Congress is ailing and it is being treated, but whether that treatment is right or not needs to be reviewed," the party said in an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.