India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Chandigarh, Feb 28: The public squabbling in the Congress intensified on Sunday with the party”s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar hitting out at ”G-23” dissident leaders and asking them to shun the “politics of opportunism”.
In a statement, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president referred to remarks of party leaders Kapil Sibal, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Raj Babbar and Anand Sharma, made at a public event in Jammu on Saturday, and said those opposing reforms in the organisation were doing a great disservice not only to the party but also to the country.
“Come and join me in the protest which would be a refresher course for you all in raising the voice for the people we serve far away from the cozy environs of Rajya Sabha galleries,” Jakhar said, referring to the Punjab Congress” planned march to “gherao the Punjab Raj Bhavan against the spiralling prices of essential…