New Delhi:
As speculation grows over who will replace Ashok Chavan as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Rahul Gandhi said the party wants a chief minister "who is clean."
He added, "The chief minister should be someone who is capable and can deliver."
Chavan's resignation, formally tendered on October 30 after allegations of corruption, was formally accepted this morning by Congress party president Sonia Gandhi -a clear message that the highest level of the party wants to promote the belief that it is being cleansed of those who have shamed it.
Chavan found himself on the defensive after media reports revealed that three of his relatives- including his mother-in-law- had been allotted heavily-discounted flats in a Mumbai high-rise that was meant to be reserved for war widows and veterans.
Suresh Kalmadi's resignation as Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party was also accepted this morning. Kalmadi as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, has become synonymous with the ubiquitous corruption that coursed through the Commonwealth Games.