What did Azad say about the Gandhis?

“I’m giving a clean chit to Gandhis as they can’t do much right now due to COVID-19. There’s no change in our demands. They’ve agreed to most of our demands. Our leadership should hold elections if they want to become a national alternative & revive the party.” Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha

What was Azad’s main argument?

Arguing that the party’s structure has collapsed and needs to be rebuilt, Azad said that office bearers will only be mindful of their responsibilities if they are elected. He said that office bearers won’t go till the time they are appointed.

Who did Azad blame for Congress’ downfall?

Conceding that the Congress has been at its ‘’lowest in the last 72 years,” Azad said that the party has lost the position of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha in the last two terms. Lashing out at what he called was ‘’5-star culture,” Azad said that until and unless this attitude is shaken off, the party cannot win elections.

What had Sibal said before?

Prior to Azad, Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, in an interview to The Indian Express , had said that polls in Bihar and the by-polls elsewhere have demonstrated that the people of this country do not consider the Congress as an alternative.

What did Chidambaram say about poll results?

In an interview to newspaper Dainik Bhaskar, former finance minister P Chidambaram, said that the Bihar elections and the by-election results indicate that the Congress party either has zero organisational presence on the ground or that it has weakened considerably.

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Azad Blames Cong’s ‘Death’ on Sycophancy; Gives Gandhis Clean Chit

Azad said that elections must be held to leadership positions if the Congress were to be revived.

The Quint

Updated: 22 Nov 2020, 8:21 PM IST

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Amid growing calls for restructuring the party, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday, 22 November remarked that ‘sycophancy’ was to be blamed for ‘death’ and ‘downfall’ of the party and that the Gandhis helming it must hold elections to leadership positions, if the grand old party were to be revived, reported news agency ANI.

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Topics: P Chidambaram Kapil Sibal Ghulam Nabi Azad

Published: 22 Nov 2020, 7:51 PM IST