Ahmedabad: A day after Sr. Congress Leader Kapil Sibal Questions raised on the work of the party and the former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit ShahCongress spokesperson Pawan Khera He said that party leaders should not make internal matters public as it hurts the grassroot level workers.
Stating that the Congress gives enough freedom to its leaders to express their views, he said internal matters should not be discussed publicly for “discipline” and should be taken up at an appropriate forum.
“Crores of Congress workers are in pain due to such acts. Senior party leaders should discuss such matters at proper forum, not in public. There is difference between BJP and Congress. Whereas in our party there is no issue on freedom of expression. There is no ban, our leaders need to express their opinion at an appropriate forum,” Khera said during an interaction with media persons here.
He said, “Suppose you have a family dispute, would you prefer to resolve it internally or go to your neighbor’s terrace and talk about it? There should be discipline, which is to run a family, an organization and a country. Is necessary.”
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Kapil Sibal, who is part of the “group of 23”, wrote Sonia Gandhi Seeking organizational change last year, the party high command had questioned the party high command in the wake of incidents happening in Punjab, saying party workers do not know who is taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president.
When asked about Amarinder Singh’s meeting with Amit Shah, days after the former’s resignation as Punjab chief minister, Khera expressed his unhappiness claiming that Singh’s act had hurt party workers.
“Internal issues should be discussed internally. What was the need to meet when you could talk on the phone. Congress workers, who are fighting against the BJP government and its billionaire friends, do so to our own people.” Sad to see it. I am just sharing with you the anguish of all those grassroot level workers,” Kheda said.
Stating that the Congress gives enough freedom to its leaders to express their views, he said internal matters should not be discussed publicly for “discipline” and should be taken up at an appropriate forum.
“Crores of Congress workers are in pain due to such acts. Senior party leaders should discuss such matters at proper forum, not in public. There is difference between BJP and Congress. Whereas in our party there is no issue on freedom of expression. There is no ban, our leaders need to express their opinion at an appropriate forum,” Khera said during an interaction with media persons here.
He said, “Suppose you have a family dispute, would you prefer to resolve it internally or go to your neighbor’s terrace and talk about it? There should be discipline, which is to run a family, an organization and a country. Is necessary.”
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Kapil Sibal, who is part of the “group of 23”, wrote Sonia Gandhi Seeking organizational change last year, the party high command had questioned the party high command in the wake of incidents happening in Punjab, saying party workers do not know who is taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president.
When asked about Amarinder Singh’s meeting with Amit Shah, days after the former’s resignation as Punjab chief minister, Khera expressed his unhappiness claiming that Singh’s act had hurt party workers.
“Internal issues should be discussed internally. What was the need to meet when you could talk on the phone. Congress workers, who are fighting against the BJP government and its billionaire friends, do so to our own people.” Sad to see it. I am just sharing with you the anguish of all those grassroot level workers,” Kheda said.
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