Congress needs full-time chief, says Shiv Sena; claims party's old guard in secret pact with BJP to stop Rahul

The Shiv Sena on Friday called for the need to appoint a fulltime 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 BJPThe Sena also claimed that although Rahul Gandhi was trying to resolve the issues faced by the Congress the oldtimers in the party were in a secret pact with the BJP to stop him from doing so with the aim of sinking the partyCongress needs a fulltime president What is the use of a body without a headCongress 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 lsquoSaamanarsquoRahul Gandhi is trying to fix the leakages in the old mansion Congress but some old feudal lords are not letting the new people work They have started claiming ownership over several things in the mansionhellipIt is now confirmed that the partys old guard is in a secret pact with BJP and they are trying to sink Congress it allegedBut if there is no commander how will the party fight This demand of some wise Congress veterans is not wrong The answer to this question over leadership question is the Gandhi family but who exactly from among them is a question that persists said the Uddhav Thackerayled party which shares power in Maharashtra with Congress and NCPThe doubt and confusion over the leadership in Congress needs to be cleared it addedRahul Gandhi has taken a strong step by appointing a Dalit leader as the chief minister of Punjab but his own dear Navjot Singh Sidhu has created problems for him As there was already no dearth of leaders in Congress who shoot their mouths off there was no need for Rahul Gandhi to show so much trust in Sidhu who joined the party recently the Sena saidCongress has increased its own troubles by giving undue importance to this unpredictable leader it addedCriticising former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and also Goas exCM Luizinho Faleiro who has now joined the Trinamool Congress TMC the Sena said It is the height of their thickskinned behaviour These leaders were given top posts like chief minister of their respective states by the Congress but they are now leaving the partySimilarly Jitin Prasada was made a union cabinet minister when Congress was in power However he joined BJP later and made a minister in the partyled UP government it saidCongress has been in power for many years in the country and presently ruling in some states However the party has been facing problems after the BJP came to power and Narendra Modi became the prime minister the Sena saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever