Reiterating that he is no longer the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made it clear that that he has resigned as party head as “accountability is critical for the future growth of the party.” "Accountability is critical for the future growth of our party. It is for this reason that I have resigned as Congress President," he said in a four-page open letter to party workers and shared on his Twitter account.
Rahul, the 49-year-old scion of Nehru-Gandhi family, suggested that the Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest decision-making forum, be entrusted with the task of finding a new party president and it would not be correct for him to select his successor. He also said he owes the country and his organisation a debt of tremendous gratitude and love Rahul announced his decision to quit as Congress President on May 25 two days after his party suffered abject defeat in parliamentary elections. The result gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party a landslide victory for a second consecutive five-year tenure.
Rahul, who took over as party chief on December 16, 2017 replacing his mother Sonia Gandhi, said in the open letter that he has at times felt "alone" in his fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS but is proud of it"Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people will have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019. It would be unjust to hold others accountable but ignore my own responsibility as President of the party," he said
“One must shed power to defeat opponents,” Rahul, who has been firm on his decision to quit as party president, said adding "we will not defeat our opponents without sacrificing our desire for power," he said
"The Congress must radically transform itself, it is the party's duty to defend people's voices that BJP is crushing. "I was born a Congressman, this party has always been with me and is my life's blood and forever that way it shall remain," he said in his letter "While it is important for someone new to lead our party, it would not be correct for me to select that person," Rahul said adding his fight has never been a single battle for political power.