Congress: Adhir Ranjan asks Khurshid to 'express himself within party'

hir Ranjan Chowdhury, a leer of Congress in Lok Sabha, has defended former party president Rahul Gandhi and urged Salman Khurshid to discuss all issues at party level. On Wednesday, senior party leer Salman Khurshid h said that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi "walked away" after party's Lok Sabha polls defeat. 

'Khurshid should have expressed himself inside party'

"When party has been going into election mood in states, se kinds of comments or utterances will t work well for party. Inste of uttering outside, Khurshid should have consulted and expressed himself inside party," Chowdhury told news ncy ANI on Wednesday. He said that he cant subscribe to view spelt out by Khurshid. "On many occasions, Rahul Gandhi h categorically stated that he felt that it was moral accountability of Congress President to own up defeat of Congress. Accordingly, he thought it is prudent to relinquish chair of Congress president," Chowdhury ded.

'Our leer has walked away'

Salman Khurshid told reporters on Monday that party’s struggles are at point that it may t be able to win key upcoming state elections or ensure its own future. party is facing attrition because it is taking too long to come to terms with its defeat in general elections of 2019. "Our biggest problem is our leer has walked away," Khurshid said, ding that Rahul Gandhi still retains allegiance of party. "It has kind of left a vacuum," Khurshid said. "Sonia Gandhi stepped in, but re is more than an indication that she is treating herself as a stop-gap arrangement. I wish it wasn't so." 

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Scindia echoed similar views

Senior Congress leer Jyotiritya Scindia, on Wednesday, h stated that Congress is in dire need of introspection. Refusing to comment on Salman Khurshid's statement on Congress turmoil, he echoed similar sentiments. He said that time h demanded that Congress must improve on its weakness. statement came at a time when many in party are upset with former party chief Rahul Gandhi's Bangkok trip. "I never make statements based on anyone else's statement. You must ask those who me statement, for an explanation on it. But re is doubt that Congress needs self-introspection. Time has demanded that Congress must inspect its actions and must improve on it," he said.

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