New Delhi: The Congress Core group meet on Friday evening failed to come up with any solution to the crisis, sources say a decision on removing Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi may only be taken next week after the Prime Minister's reply in Parliament on the President's speech and the Rail Budget.
Sources in Trivedi's party said that the Trinamool Congress too is yet to come up with any plan or suggestion. Sources say that Trivedi's resignation now just a 'formality', while Mukul Roy will preside over discussion on the Rail Budget.
Consultations by the Congress leadership were held amid signals that the government was in no hurry about the exit of the Railway minister, projecting it as the internal matter of the ally Trinamool Congress.
Congress high command feels that there appears to have been a re-thinking over Trivedi issue inside the TMC giving the ruling party much needed time, sources said.
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has written to the Prime Minister seeking Trivedi's replacement.
The TMC has emerged as the most troublesome ally of the Congress at the Centre at a time when its options have been limited by the outcome in the assembly polls in five states.
Party source said the Core Group also discussed the situation in Uttarakhand , where the four-day old Congress government is facing a severe crisis.
Embattled Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna rushed to Delhi and had a meeting with Sonia, a day after 17 Congress MLAs, mostly loyalists of Union Minister Harish Rawat, refused to take oath in the state assembly to register their protest against choice of Bahuguna for the top post.
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