Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, 20 February urged the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to hold leadership elections to “energise workers and inspire voters”.
Tharoor's appeal came in support of his party colleague and former MP Sandeep Dikshit's remarks that the the biggest challenge the party faces is the “leadership question”.
Dikshit has accused senior leaders of failing to find a new president after all these months because they are “scared who will bell the cat”.
Reacting to the remarks, Tharoor tweeted, “What Sandeep Dikshit said openly is what dozens of party leaders from across the country are saying privately, including many with responsible positions in the party. I renew my appeal to CWC to hold leadership elections to energise workers and inspire voters.” Tharoor said.