Delhi Congress gets new chief, Ajay Maken says ‘accept blindly’

Chaudhary, a former MLA from Patparganj in 2008-2013, was chief of the Youth Congress and NSUI in Delhi.

In Delhi, the Congress had received 9.65% of the votes in 2015, which went up to 22.43% in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019; it had come second in five of the seven Lok Sabha seats. However, its vote-share plummeted to 4.26% in the recent Delhi polls. As many as 63 of its 66 candidates lost their deposits (each got less than a sixth of the votes polled), and Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra submitted his resignation to the leadership on February 11.

While the changes have left some unhappy in the Delhi Congress, former DPCC president Ajay Maken issued a statement asking all leaders to accept whatever decisions the high command has taken.

“The Congress is passing through very difficult times… those who love the Congress’s ideology… it is their duty to strengthen the party at such a juncture… whatever decision the high command takes… we should accept it blindly… We may have some wishes and aspirations regarding posts but this is not the time to demand but to make sacrifices for the party,” he said.

Sources said Chaudhary was denied a ticket from Patparganj in the Assembly elections. “There are several senior leaders who could have been asked to take charge. The party is once again divided after this decision. This is a crucial time for the party, and what we all needed was a leader who would have taken us all together. The MCD polls are just two years away, and all leaders are sceptical on whether the party will be able to make gains in time,” said a senior leader.

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