He, however, backed Rahul’s leadership and defended the Nehru-Gandhi family’s hold over the Congress, asserting that every political party, barring a few, is run by families.
Patra, while addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, questioned Rahul Gandhi, Revanth Reddy, and Jairam Ramesh on not raising any question on how many air bases of the enemy country were destroyed, or terrorists killed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday strongly disapproved of Sam Pitroda's remarks regarding race and ethnicity, terming it as 'reprehensible' and demanding an apology from the Congress.
Even though state officials called the coalition suicidal, some party members are in favour of the alliance as they believe it would increase their chances of winning should the BJP and SAD ally.
Pointing out that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is facing an Enforcement Directorate probe, AAP leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the Congress is afraid of uttering anything against the BJP to save her.
Leading from the front is Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, and his Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry counterparts, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel and V. Narayansamy, respectively, with all terming it a move to weaken the party.
Tomorrow, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be meeting online and this issue is most likely to be discussed by the top brass of the party.
There was a huge gathering of supporters outside his residence to give a rousing welcome to the leader who preferred driving down to Jaipur from New Delhi in his car.
Among those present were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot; Congress is expected to convene another CWC meeting in the next four days when the leadership issue is likely to be discussed
Former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, who has been invited by the Telangana Congress to contest the 2019 elections from the state,…
