'No Questions Over Congress Chief': Ghulam Nabi Azad After Meeting Sonia Gandhi

The 'rebel' leaders of the Congress party had met at Ghulam Nabi Azad's residence for a second time on Thursday.

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday, 18 March, met with senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a day after the 'rebel' leaders of the Congress held a third round of discussions following the disappointing performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections.

Addressing the press after the meeting, Azad said that "nobody asked Mrs Gandhi to quit".

"She is Congress President, we are leaders of the party, the feedback which is given to restructure organisation is not meant for public... there is no question on the leadership, when Mrs Gandhi offered (to step back), we all rejected it," Azad said.

He added that the discussion was held to "fight unitedly in the forthcoming Assembly elections to defeat the Opposition parties".