CWC reconstitution to be delayed?
Grappling with one controversy after another, Congress president Sonia Gandhi could delay a decision on reconstituting the 25-member apex policy-making body, the Congress Working Committee, party sources said on Wednesday.
Mrs Gandhi was expected to take a decision on the powerful CWC before the AICC plenary here from December 18 to 20 following her re-election as party chief for the fourth term recently.
But a senior party leader, who did not wish to be named, said that the task could take more time as Mrs Gandhi’s hands have been full in recent days due to a number of problems being faced by the party. Mrs Gandhi is also the UPA chairperson.
The Adarsh Housing scandal had prompted a change of guard in Maharashtra, the political developments, including the rebellion of Mr Jaganmohan Reddy, led to bringing in a new chief minister in Andhra Pradesh and the 2G spectrum scam has resulted in paralysing Parliament for 14 days.
“The reconstitution may or may not take place before the plenary,” said the leader.
Mrs Gandhi faces a ticklish task in selecting CWC members and had herself indicated during the AICC meeting here last month that some of the members of the committee could face the axe in the reconstitution exercise.
“Nominating the CWC is a very difficult job. Somebody will complain of being left out, (or ask) why others have been made. Somewhere someone will be left out. Now when you have put trust in me, some of you should be prepared to bear the loss,” Mrs Gandhi had said.
The CWC has been turned into a steering committee following Mrs Gandhi’s re-election.
She has to nominate 23 leaders to the CWC as she as party chief and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also parliamentary party leader, will remain its members.
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