India
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New Delhi, Mar 02: Congress leader Anand Sharma on Tuesday called party colleague Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s remark against him “unfortunate” and said his statement about the party’s tie-up with the Indian Secular Front (ISF) for West Bengal Assembly election should be seen in the context of history.
“What I’ve said is an expression of my concerns. Not only that I’m firmly committed to Congress ideology, which is inclusive, democratic and secular, but I’m also one of the historians and ideologue of the party and it has to be taken in that context,” Sharma told news agency ANI.
Reacting to Chowdhury statement against him over the statement, Sharma said, “That is unfortunate. I believe in a civilised political dialogue even if there are differences or ideological issues. I’ve noted what Adhir babu said but I can’t become personal.”
Chowdhury had hit out at his colleague…
