Leaders unhappy with Congress’ functioning free to go away: Adhir on Sibal’s introspection remark
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Congress Lok Sabha chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on November 18 slammed occasion colleague Kapil Sibal over his Bihar ballot debacle introspection remark, saying these unhappy with the occasion’s functioning are free to go away as an alternative of embarrassing it in public.
Mr. Chowdhury stung Mr. Sibal for “giving sermons from AC rooms” and mentioned disgruntled members might be part of different events or kind their very own outfits.
Wondering why Mr. Sibal was not seen campaigning for the Congress through the Bihar elections, the occasion’s West Bengal chief mentioned, “Speaking without doing anything doesn’t mean introspection.”
“Kapil Sibal could have raised the issues inside a party forum instead of making such embarrassing remarks in public. He is a senior leader and has access to the party’s top brass.
“Those who are unhappy with the functioning of the party have the freedom to form a new party or join one if they feel that the Congress is not the right place for them,” Mr. Chowdhury, a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), instructed reporters in Kolkata.
His feedback got here within the backdrop of Mr. Sibal criticising the Congress management for the occasion’s abysmal efficiency within the Bihar elections, the place it bagged solely 19 of the 70 seats it contested.
Mr. Sibal was a part of a bunch of 23 senior Congress leaders who had written to occasion chief Sonia Gandhi in August, giving ideas on methods to revive the grand outdated occasion.
“He seems to be very concerned about the Congress and its need for introspection. Earlier also he had spoken about it in public. But he was not seen campaigning for the party in the elections in Bihar or other States that went to polls last year.
“Instead of giving sermons sitting in AC rooms, he should work on the ground. Lecturing others without doing anything won’t help. Only calling for introspection without doing anything on our own is of no use,” Mr. Chowdhury mentioned.
After the 2019 ballot debacle, Rahul Gandhi stepped down because the occasion chief and now no one can query the intention of Mr. Rahul Gandhi or Ms. Sonia Gandhi. They additionally supplied that somebody from exterior the Gandhi-Nehru household ought to lead the occasion, the Baharampur MP mentioned.
Earlier, Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress chief Ashok Gehlot had criticised Mr. Sibal, saying his statements had harm the emotions of occasion employees throughout the nation.
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