G23 vs Rahul Gandhi? ‘Congress turning into weak,’ dissenters increase frequent concern in Jammu

Image Source : PTI Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Raj Babbar throughout a Shanti Sammelan occasion in Jammu. While Rahul Gandhi is in Tamil Nadu, campaigning for forthcoming elections.
In the first-ever present of power, the dissenters within the Congress (G23) shared a public platform in Jammu and took part within the Shanti Sammelan, elevating inside problems with the Congress like celebration turning into weak prior to now decade, management, whereas on the similar time, sharing a chunk of recommendation for the younger technology. Congress dissenters had been addressing the occasion in Jammu at a time when Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was busy campaigning in Tamil Nadu.

Congress leaders together with Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Azad amongst others had been current on the occasion. All these leaders had been a part of the group (G-23) who earlier wrote a letter to celebration Supremo Sonia Gandhi, elevating points like reforms, inside democracy, management within the celebration. The programme, which noticed a number of G-23 leaders collectively, was organised beneath the banner “Shanti Sammelan” in Jammu.

“Be it Jammu or Kashmir or Ladakh, we respect all religions, people & castes. We equally respect everyone, that is our strength and we will continue with this,” mentioned Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad whereas talking at Shanti Sammelan in Jammu.

“In the final 5-6 yrs, all these buddies (referring to fellow celebration colleagues) didn’t communicate any lower than me within the Parliament over J&Okay, its unemployment, stripping off of statehood, ending off industries & schooling, implementation of GST, mentioned Ghulam Nabi Azad including he has retired from Rajya Sabha however not from politics.

What Anand Sharma mentioned at Shanti Sammelan in Jammu

I’ve not given anybody the suitable to inform me if we’re folks of Congress or not, no one has that proper. We will construct the celebration, we are going to strengthen it. We consider within the power and unity of Congress.

Did Anand Sharma make an oblique assault on Rahul Gandhi?

Speaking a the Shanti Sammelan, Anand Sharma continued talking and mentioned that seemed to be an oblique assault on former celebration chief Rahul Gandhi, “All of us have covered a very long distance to reach where we are today. Nobody among us has come through the window, all of us have walked through the door. We have come through the students’ movement, the youth movement.”

“Congress has weakened in the last decade. Our voice is for the betterment of the party. It should be strengthened everywhere once again. New generation should connect (to party). We’ve seen good days of Congress. We don’t want to see it weakening as we become older,” Sharma added.

“There has never come such an occasion after 1950 when there is no representative of Jammu & Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. This will be corrected,” he added.

Image Source : PTICongress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Raj Babbar throughout a Shanti Sammelan occasion in Jammu.

What Kapil Sibal mentioned at Congress’ Shanti-Sammelan in Jammu?

Praising and paying tribute to considered one of Congress’ stalwart, Ghulam Nabi Azad who not too long ago exited from Rajya Sabha, Kapil Sibal mentioned, “What is the real role of Ghulam Nabi Azad sahab? A person who flies an aircraft is an experienced person. An engineer accompanies him to detect & repair any malfunctioning in the engine. Ghulam Nabi ji is experienced as well as engineer.”

“The truth is that we see Congress party getting weak. That is why we have gathered here. We had gathered together earlier too and we have to strengthen the party together.”

Kapil Sibal asks why ”Ghulam is being let loose from Parliament”

Further speaking about Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal mentioned, “He is one such leader who knows the ground reality of Congress in every district of every state. We were saddened when we realised that he is being freed from Parliament. We didn’t want him to go from Parliament…I can’t understand why is Congress not using his experience.”

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Raj Babbar additionally spoke at Shanti-Sammelan 

“People say ‘G23’, I say Gandhi 23. With the belief, resolve & thinking of Mahatma Gandhi, this nation’s law & Constitution was formed. Congress is standing strongly to take these forward. ‘G23′ want Congress to be strong,” Congress chief Raj Babbar mentioned in Jammu.

Why dissenters are sad with Congress’ functioning?

The ‘dissenters’ have been sad over the best way the celebration is functioning and Rahul Gandhi taking key choices inside the celebration.

The programme can also be being seen within the backdrop of the North vs South assertion as Rahul Gandhi will probably be within the south, and controversy not too long ago erupted after this assertion by him.

Infighting in Congress removed from over, say sources 

Sources mentioned the infighting within the celebration is much from over as Rahul Gandhi is inserting folks near him in key locations and seniors are being ignored. They haven’t been consulted in reference to the choices being taken for the poll-bound states.

When dissenters sidelined Rahul Gandhi after his ‘North vs South’ assertion 

This is the rationale, sources say, that the Congress leaders, particularly the G-23 members who had written to Sonia Gandhi for sweeping reforms within the celebration, have mentioned that it’s as much as Rahul Gandhi to make clear his assertion allegedly evaluating North vs South.

By organising the programme the goal appears to check the waters within the state, mentioned sources.

This present of solidarity by Ghulam Nabi Azad and the G-23 camp, which is up in opposition to the ‘Team Rahul Gandhi’ is pushing for elections within the organisation.

Anand Sharma and Kapil Sibal have been refraining from defending Rahul Gandhi, and have even sought clarifications from him.

Sharma, who’s deputy chief of the celebration within the Rajya Sabha mentioned, “Congress never believes in dividing the country on region and religion and does not disrespect any region. Rahul Gandhi had made certain observations, perhaps shared his personal experiences, but in what context he made that observation, he can clarify so that there is no conjecture or misunderstanding.”

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Kapil Sibal mentioned it’s the BJP that’s dividing the nation however “what Rahul Gandhi had said he can explain in what context he made the statement.” He added that the voters needs to be revered from any area and their knowledge shouldn’t be questioned.

But leaders near Rahul Gandhi are defending him. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera addressing the media mentioned, “The observation of Rahul Gandhi is for the kind of political culture the BJP has developed.” He rejected the assertion of Kapil Sibal and mentioned he didn’t take heed to the entire speech.

On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi had mentioned in Thiruvananthapuram, “For the first 15 years I was an MP in the North, I had got used to a different type of politics. For me, coming to Kerala was very refreshing as suddenly I found that people are interested in issues and not just superficially but going into detail in issues.”

(With inputs from IANS)

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