Reflecting discontent in the party, senior Congress leaders slammed his colleague Kapil Sibal for his remarks against the leadership, with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot saying the senior lawyer is ‘not rooted in Congress culture’, and that he is not Do ‘Know the ABC of Congress’. Gehlot’s Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel issued a warning saying that those who talked about the destruction of the Congress were wiped out.
Sibal was attacked by his party colleagues when he said that the Gandhi family should step aside and give another leader a chance to lead the party. “Leadership is in the cuckoo land… I want ‘Sab ki Congress’. Some people want ‘Ghar ki Congress’.” Indian Express in an interview.
The remarks came after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Sunday and, after nearly five hours of deliberations, urged Sonia Gandhi to continue leading the party and initiate changes to strengthen it. The CWC also rejected Gandhi’s offer to make any sacrifices for the party, which was perceived by some as a proposal to break away from the Gandhi family and express confidence in his leadership.
Refuting Sibal, Baghel said that the oldest party is already “Sab ki Congress”, “Ghar ki Congress”. But some people want to make it a Congress of ‘dinner’ and ‘bungalow’. Go to UP once and see how the leadership fights. Those who kept talking about the destruction of the Congress were wiped out.”
There is a resident of every house, there is a beggar in every house. There are certain habits of ‘banend’ and ‘eggplant’.
Minted All those who are talking about Mintine of Jobs.
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) 15 March 2022
Gehlot termed Sibal’s remarks as “unfortunate”. “At a time when the party is losing elections, leaders should unite,” he told reporters in Jaipur. The CM insisted that the Congress was the only party that could fight against the ruling BJP and praised Rahul Gandhi for taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Those who are talking of dismantling the Congress party, they themselves will end. Congress is a year old party and our leaders have made supreme sacrifice before and after independence.
Rahul Gandhi’s staunch loyalist Manickam Tagore said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) want Gandhi to step out of leadership position in the Congress to kill the party and destroy the idea of India.
Congress national spokesperson Pawan Khera said that instead of making public remarks against the party leadership, Sibal should contest for the post of Congress President. “Why do RSS and BJP want to oust Nehru-Gandhi from leadership? Because without Gandhi’s leadership Congress will become Janata Party. It is easier to kill Congress, then easier to destroy the idea of India,” Tagore said on Twitter.
Congress whip in Lok Sabha asked, “Kapil Sibal knows this but why is he speaking the language of RSS/BJP?” Kheda also made a tweet targeting Sibal.
“Dr Harsh Vardhan did not ask you to move away from Chandni Chowk. He contested the election and defeated you Kapil Sibal. Those who want to lead the Congress are free to contest the upcoming elections for the post of party president instead of daily raising slogans against the current leadership.
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid also criticized Sibal’s remarks, saying it does not help the party as all such matters should be discussed within the organization and not in the public domain. Taking a dig at those who questioned the top leadership of the Congress after the party’s defeat in the recently concluded assembly elections, he wondered whether such questions were asked when other parties suffered electoral defeats.
Congress put up a video of its former leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi on its Twitter handle. “We will fight. We will overcome We will continue to raise your voice,” said the grand old party.
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