Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who served the grand old party for almost 52 years, on Friday resigned from all positions, including its primary membership, sending a five-page letter to the interim president Sonia Gandhi.
In the letter, Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed Rahul Gandhi. Here are a few-
“1. Unfortunately after the entry of Shri Rahul Gandhi into politics and particularly after January, 2013 when he was appointed as Vice President by you, the entire Consultative mechanism which existed earlier was demolished by him. ”
“2. One of the most glaring examples of this immaturity was the tearing up of a government ordinance in the full glare of the media by Shri Rahul Gandhi.”
“3. Calling the act "childish" behavior by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad claimed it completely subverted the authority of the Prime Minister and Government of India.”
“4. This one single action more than anything else contributed significantly to the defeat of the UPA Government in 2014 which was at the receiving end of a campaign of calumny and insinuation from a combination of the forces of the right wing and certain unscrupulous corporate interests. ”
“5. After Sh. Rahul Gandhi stepped down in a ‘huff and not before insulting all the senior Party functionaries who have given their lives to the party in a meeting of the extended Working Committee, you took over as interim President.”
“6. Worse still the ‘remote control model’ that demolished the institutional integrity of the UPA government now got applied to the Indian National Congress. While you are just a nominal figurehead all the important decisions were being taken by Shri Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guard’s and PA’s.”
“7. On the directions of the coterie that runs the AICC today my mock funeral procession was taken out in Jammu. Those who committed this indiscipline were feted in Delhi by the General Secretaries of the AICC and Shri Rahul Gandhi personally.”
“8. In fact, before starting Bharath Jodo Yatra the leadership should have undertaken a Congress Jodo excersize across the country.”