A former Congress MLA from Odisha, in a current letter addressed to Sonia Gandhi, mentioned the leaders chosen to go the social gathering within the State are those that weren’t in a position to win their very own seats in elections.
Mohammed Moquim, who was an MLA from Barabati-Cuttak, identified at failures of the present Odisha Pradesh Congress President, Bhakta Charan Das, and his predecessor Sarat Pattanayak to register wins from their respective constituencies. They had been nonetheless chosen to guide the social gathering within the State which has suffered a collection of electoral debacles, he wrote.
“In 2025, Mr. Das was appointed OPCC president. He, too, has misplaced three consecutive elections and has been related to a political ideology traditionally against ours. His criticisms of the Gandhi household through the JP motion period are nonetheless remembered by many. Extra regarding is his and his son’s open help for the demand of a separate ‘Kosal State’, which has additional created deep unrest amongst social gathering employees,” Mr. Moquim mentioned within the letter.
The previous MLA mentioned, “below his management, within the Nuapada by-election, his personal parliamentary section, the Congress misplaced by an unprecedented margin of almost 83,000 votes. When a pacesetter can’t safe belief in his personal constituency, employees naturally lose confidence in his management and lift issues in his potential to information the social gathering in Odisha.”
“Equally, the appointment of Mr. Pattnayak as OPCC president had triggered critical issues. Having misplaced six consecutive Lok Sabha elections, typically forfeiting his deposit, his appointment weakened morale in any respect ranges. Underneath his management, the 2024 elections witnessed the bottom vote share in our historical past — simply 13%. He once more misplaced his personal election, as soon as extra forfeiting his deposit,” he added.
Additional in his letter to Ms. Gandhi, who’s a Rajya Sabha member, Mr. Moquim mentioned, “In Odisha, now we have confronted six consecutive defeats, and on the nationwide stage, now we have lately endured 3 main setbacks back-to-back. Our presence is shrinking geographically, organisationally, and even emotionally. For loyal employees who’ve devoted their lives to the Social gathering, this actuality isn’t just disappointing, however actually heartbreaking.”
He additionally questioned the management fashion of the social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming the 83-year-old chief has been unable to resonate with India’s youth, who represent 65% of the nation’s inhabitants
Mr. Moquim mentioned there was a “rising distance” between the management and the grassroots employees, and “regardless of being an MLA, I used to be unable to fulfill Shri Rahul Gandhi ji for nearly three years”.
The Congress chief, whose daughter is a sitting MLA, mentioned, many promising younger leaders resembling Jyotiraditya Scindia, Milind Deora, Himanta Biswa Sarma, amongst others, left the social gathering feeling “unheard, ignored and uncared for”, and he felt that Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi ought to take a central, seen, and energetic management. Sachin Pilot, D.Ok. Shivakumar, A. Revanth Reddy, Shashi Tharoor, amongst others, kind the core management.
“At the moment, the Congress wants revival – structural, emotional, ideological, and organisational. We want transparency, merit-based appointments, youth empowerment, and a management that continues to be emotionally related to its employees,” Mr. Moquim mentioned.
With PTI inputs
Revealed – December 12, 2025 04:39 pm IST
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