Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday hit back at his party colleague Kapil Sibal for criticizing the leadership of the Gandhi family. He asked him when did you (Sibal) contest for any post in the party. Describing the complaint as “a bit sad” despite receiving so much from the party, Khurshid also took a dig at G-23 (Group of 23) including Sibal, whose members wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi in 2020 demanding sweeping changes in the party. Had it. Khurshid said, the Gandhi family is the factor holding the party together. It is also the best option for leadership in this hour of crisis.
Rahul becomes president
According to Khurshid, after talking to people within the party, the general impression is that they want Rahul Gandhi to take over as the full-time party president. “We can all honestly hope that the election will be held in August, and he will oblige to become the party’s president again,” he said.
we are used to comfortable life
We have been accustomed to a somewhat comfortable life of being in power as it was guaranteed over generations by members of the Gandhi family, Khurshid said. Now we are suddenly feeling upset that they have not been able to keep us in power for the time being. The former Union minister argued that internal strife does not help the party, rather it helps the BJP.
Sibal weakening Congress: Kharge
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge also targeted Sibal on Wednesday. “Sibal is deliberately trying to weaken the Congress. He may be a good lawyer, but he is not a mass leader because he is not aware of the ground realities about politics. Kharge said, he (Sibal) has never visited any village, district or state. He did not work for the Congress by going here. That’s why they don’t know anything about the party. He said that I urge party President Sonia Gandhi to take action against those leaders who are not working for the good of Congress.
What did Sibal say?
Earlier, Sibal had said that it is time for the Gandhi family to give up the leadership role and give chance to someone else. Sibal had said in an interview, the Gandhi family should voluntarily withdraw because ‘a body nominated by them will never tell them that they should not take over the reins of power’. He had said that he does not want ‘Ghar ki Congress’ but ‘Sab ki Congress’.