'At historic low' Congress needs a permanent leader: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi : Days after a controversial letter of 22 senior Congress leaders, Kapil Sibal claimed that Congress is currently at its 'historic low' and needs a permanent leader.
The same pitch was made in a letter sent to Sonia Gandhi on August 7, post which the interim President has asked the party to find a suitable non-Gandhi candidate to lead the party.
“If people have access to the letter, they will know it is not an attempt to belittle anyone, including the Gandhi family. In fact, we have appreciated the services rendered by the leadership thus far,” Kapil Sibal told Hindustan Times in an interview.
"Our intent is to revive the party. We want to be partners in its revival. That is our commitment to the party constitution and the Congress legacy, and the absolute conviction that the Congress needs others to rally around, to oppose a government which has destroyed the very foundations on which the Indian Republic is built.
"The Congress party is at a historic low and the election results of 2014 and 2019 reflect that," he said.
Recently, at a CWC meeting to discuss the matter, Sonia Gandhi said she wishes to resign from her post and wants the senior members of the party to decide who should be her successor.
