Leaders demand CWC meeting immediately

Top Congress leaders, including Parliamentarians Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Anand Sharma and Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Thursday came out in support of senior party colleague Kapil Sibal, who a day earlier questioned the functioning of the grand old party.

While demanding an immediate convening of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, they also asked party chief Sonia Gandhi to act tough against “orchestrated hooliganism” at the residence of Sibal soon after he addressed media questioning the way the party was being run.

Responding to the demands of party leaders, the Congress on Thursday said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet very soon. AICC chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party president had indicated last week that a meeting of the CWC, the top decision-making body of the party, would be called very soon.

“Before leaving for Shimla, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had already indicated that a CWC meeting shall be called very soon. Accordingly, the CWC meeting shall be held in the coming days,” Surjewala said.

Without naming Sibal, Surjewala said, “Every Congressman and woman must also seriously introspect whether by their words and actions they are attempting to weaken the Congress in the times of crisis.”

The leaders who are part of the G23 (Group of 23 leaders who have been writing a dissent note to Sonia about party’s affairs), said they are shocked and disgusted to hear the news of attack and ruckus created by party men at Sibal’s house.

Congress workers protested outside Sibal’s house and reportedly damaged a car.