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Congress must pave way for ?honest dissent?: Ashwani Kumar

A day before the Congress Working Committee is set to meet, senior Congress leader and former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has called for ?hard decisions? and ?transformative changes? in the party, along with creating an environment that allows ?honest dissent?.

A day before the Congress Working Committee is set to meet, senior Congress leader and former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has called for ?hard decisions? and ?transformative changes? in the party, along with creating an environment that allows ?honest dissent?.

?She (party president Sonia Gandhi) must now take hard decisions to correct the aberrations that have debilitated the party, starting with transformative changes in the way we conduct our own politics and organisational affairs,? he told The Indian Express.

The Rajya Sabha MP stressed on the need for the party to provide an atmosphere ?conducive to honest and frank expression where dissent is not treated as dissension?.

Kumar has also called for the continued leadership of Sonia Gandhi. This comes at a time when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi?s handling of the party campaign and affairs has come under question.

?Sonia Gandhi has provided outstanding leadership to the Congress all these years and in this moment of crisis must continue to exercise her authority and judgement. I do believe she is the tallest Congress leader today,? Kumar said.

Urging the party high command to ?call to account the so-called party strategists whose only contribution so far has been to mislead the leadership?, Kumar said these strategists had simply tried to ?advance their personal ambition? and are ?easily identifiable?.

He said it was important to ensure the ?dignity of all party leaders at all levels because a diminished person cannot add to the strength of the party?.

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First published on: 19-05-2014 at 04:54 IST
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