Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Congress Leader Calls for Party Overhaul
A former leader of the Congress party in Odisha, Mohammed Moquim, wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi.
He said the party is in trouble because of bad decisions and poor leadership.
He mentioned that the party has lost many elections and is not connecting with young people.
Moquim suggested that the party needs big changes, like choosing leaders based on merit and empowering young members.
Some party members agree with him, while others think he is being disloyal.
The party might take action against him for speaking out.
Mohammed Moquim, a former Congress MLA from Odisha, wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi expressing concerns about the party's decline.
He cited six consecutive defeats in Odisha and three major national setbacks as evidence of organizational disconnect.
Moquim criticized the leadership in Odisha, including the appointments of Sarat Patnaik and Bhakta Charan Das as OPCC presidents.
He highlighted the party's failure to connect with India's youth, who make up 65% of the population under 35.
The letter has sparked mixed reactions within the party, with some supporting Moquim and others criticizing him for speaking out.
- Who
- Mohammed Moquim, former Odisha MLA and Congress leader
- What
- Wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi calling for party overhaul
- When
- December 8, 2025
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- To address organizational decline and leadership failures
- Author
- Mohammed Moquim
- Recipient
- Sonia Gandhi
- Date
- December 8, 2025
- Key Issues
- Leadership failures, organizational decline, youth disconnection
- Proposed Solutions
- Structural renewal, merit-based appointments, youth empowerment
- Party Response
- Mixed reactions, potential disciplinary action
- Electoral Performance
- Six consecutive defeats in Odisha, 13% vote share in 2024
- Youth Population
- 65% under 35
