KHARGE NEEDS THE KAMARAJ PLAN'S NEW VERSION

The Congress Working Committee on Friday may have had a four and a half hour long meeting, but issues which have been holding the party back continue to remain.

- PANKAJ VOHRA

Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge was harsh on State leaders and wanted to know till when would they remain dependent on the national leadership. There were many other points that were raised by him. However, the entire exercise and the speeches on the occasion were nothing more than performa action, since nothing can change in the party unless the High Command becomes conscious of the ground realities and goes in for a complete overhaul. What Kharge needs to understand is that a "Kamaraj type plan" was needed for the resuscitation of the party and the entire office bearers of the AICC including those of the CWC and other bodies need to resign immediately, allowing the High Command to restructure the organization. The weak link in the party is its organization and in order to take on the BJP, head on, greater emphasis needs to be laid on revamping the party. Kharge has been functioning under many limitations, but he should have been aware that there were almost 90 functionaries who attended the crucial CWC meeting to go into the defeat of the party in both Haryana and Maharashtra, but the State presidents and CLP leaders of the two provinces who could have provided some insights were not amongst the invitees. Therefore, one needs to ask what kind of exercise was being carried out when leaders who should have been held accountable were amongst the attendees and those who worked on the ground were absent.