Senior Congress Leaders Condemn Hooliganism By Party Workers At Kapil Sibal’s Home

On Wednesday evening, scores of Congress workers reached at the Jorbagh residence of Kapil Sibal and protested against him only hours after he reiterated demands for sweeping reforms raised by G-23 leaders. The protesters carried 'get well soon' placards.

The attack followed Mr Sibal's "G-23, not Ji Huzoor-23" taunt at the Gandhis over the political crisis looming in Punjab.

Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday condemned the attack and protests at Kapil Sibal's residence by the party workers. Sharma urged Sonia Gandhi to take action against the hooligans.

In a series of tweets, Sharma said, "Shocked and disgusted to hear the news of attack and hooliganism at Kapil Sibal's house. This deplorable action brings disrepute to the party and needs to be strongly condemned."

"Congress has a history of upholding freedom of expression. differences of opinion and perception are integral to a democracy. Intolerance and violence is alien to Congress values and culture," he added.

Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament from Sri Anandpur Sahib, and National spokesperson of the congress party tweeted, "Those who are trying to defend the‘ command performance’ last night This is what happened at Kapil Sibal‘s house They damaged the car. Stood on top,so it caved in .Threw tomatoes both outside and inside the house .If this is not hooliganism then what else is it ???"

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, Sibal had said, "There is no president in our party, so we do not know who is taking all the decisions. We know it, yet we don't know, one of my senior colleagues perhaps has written or is about to write to the interim president to immediately convene a CWC meeting so that a dialogue can be initiated."

Party General Secretary Ajay Maken hit back at Kapil Sibal and said it was Sonia Gandhi who ensured Sibal was made a Union minister.

Reacting to Kapil Sibal's press conference on wednesday, Maken had said, "The Congress leadership is listening to everybody in the party, and wanted to tell that they should not degrade the organisation which gave them back so much."

With IANS Inputs