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Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, 15 March, slammed his colleague Kapil Sibal for his remarks against the party's top leadership, saying that the senior lawyer was not a man of "Congress culture" and didn't know "the ABCD of Congress."
Speaking to reporters, the leader stated,
Stating that Sibal's remarks were unfortunate, he added, "Kapil Sibal does not know the ABCD of Congress, and does not understand the basic spirit of Congress. Congress has made sacrifices for the country before and after independence, Kapil Sibal forgets this."
Meanwhile, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that Sibal might be a good lawyer but he wasn't a good leader of the Congress party.
"He never went to any village to work for Congress. He is deliberately trying to weaken the party. No one can weaken Sonia Gandhi or the Congress party," Kharge was quoted as saying by ANI.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, too, shared a similar sentiment.
Speaking about the G-23 leaders, who will be holding a meeting on Wednesday evening, he said, "They (G23) don't have a habit of staying out of governing power. That is why they're trying to save themselves while criticising. I don't know what's his (Congress leader Kapil Sibal) mass base [sic]."
Chowdhury then continued to attack Sibal:
"He (Congress leader Kapil Sibal) should set an example that he can do something without the support of Congress, fight for his ideology on their own. Otherwise, what is the outcome of just giving interviews while sitting in an AC room."
After the drubbing received by the Congress party in the elections in five states this year, namely Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur, Sibal had said that the party's leadership was living in "cuckoo land."
Speaking to The Indian Express, he added, "I want a 'sab ki Congress', some others want a 'ghar ki Congress'. And I will fight for a 'sab ki Congress' till my last breath."
Pointing a finger at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Sibal said, "Rahul Gandhi went to Punjab and made the announcement that Charanjit Singh Channi will be the Chief Minister. In what capacity did he do that? He is not the president of the party, but he takes all the decisions."
Sibal's comments come after a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting was held on Sunday to discuss the election results, in which it was decided that Sonia Gandhi would continue as interim Congress president until elections for the post are conducted in August this year.
(With inputs from ANI.)
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