Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal had made a direct attack on the Gandhi family after the defeat in the assembly elections held in five states. Kapil Sibal had said that the Gandhi family should leave office for someone else. At the same time, after this statement of Kapil Sibal, many party leaders have targeted him. Party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “I don’t know from where Kapil Sibal is.”
Responding to Kapil Sibal’s statements, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “Things were good when he (Kapil Sibal) was a minister in the UPA government, now that the UPA is not in power he is feeling bad.” Among the G-23 members, Kapil Sibal has been vocal against the party leadership (Gandhi family) in recent times.
Hitting out at the G-23 members, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “They (G-23) are not used to being out of power. So they are trying to protect themselves through criticism. I don’t know what his (Congress leader Kapil Sibal) support base is.”
Questioning the interview given by Kapil Sibal, the Congress Lok Sabha MP said, “He (Kapil Sibal) should set an example that he can do something without the support of Congress, fighting for his ideology on his own.” can. Otherwise, what’s the use of just giving an interview while sitting in an AC room?”
Kapil Sibal recently gave an interview to The Indian Express, in which he once again targeted the party leadership directly. Sibal had said that there is a Congress outside the CWC as well, in which the leaders have a completely different point of view. Sibal had said that he wanted ‘Sab ki Congress’, while some people wanted ‘Ghar ki Congress’. Kapil Sibal also raised questions on Rahul Gandhi and said that he is not the president of the party but takes all the decisions. The senior Congress leader said, “Rahul Gandhi is already the de facto president. Then why is it being asked that he (Rahul Gandhi) take back the command of the party.”