Gehlot right, Kapil Sibal's remarks on Congress will only hurt party, says Tariq Anwar
4 years, 1 month ago

Gehlot right, Kapil Sibal's remarks on Congress will only hurt party, says Tariq Anwar

India Today  

As Congress leader Kapil Sibal continues to face backlash over his scathing criticism against the party leadership and its handling of electoral losses, another fellow party member, Tariq Anwar, has said that he should have given his suggestions to the party high command instead of going to the media. Voices of dissent are once again growing within the Congress ranks after Kapil Sibal made bold remarks in criticism of the party and how the leadership has failed to introspect on the back-to-back electoral losses. Kapil Sibal's open call for reform in the Congress in an interview with The Indian Express comes close on the heels of 23 Congress leaders writing to party president Sonia Gandhi for a leadership change and organisational overhaul. Reacting to Sibal’s remarks, Ashok Gehlot said, "There was no need for Mr Kapil Sibal to mention our internal issues in the media, this has hurt the sentiments of party workers across the country."

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Kapil Sibal responds to VP Dhankhar's criticism for ‘symptomatic malaise’ remark: ‘Seen this?’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kapil Sibal responds to VP Dhankhar's criticism for ‘symptomatic malaise’ remark: ‘Seen this?’

Hindustan Times  

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Kapil Sibal on Monday hit back at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for criticising a purported resolution issued by the former as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association describing the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, as a ‘symptomatic malaise.’ Jagdeep Dhankhar and Kapil Sibal Taking …

VP Dhankhar 'appalled' by Kapil Sibal’s description of Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘What a shame!’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

VP Dhankhar 'appalled' by Kapil Sibal’s description of Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘What a shame!’

Hindustan Times  

Hitting out at Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he was “appalled, pained and somewhat surprised” that a member of Parliament termed the acts of violence against women a “symptomatic malaise”. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar listens to Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal in the House during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New …

Calm down, G23 leaders tell Azad
2 years, 3 months ago

Calm down, G23 leaders tell Azad

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Some members of the Congress’ G-23 change-seekers group like Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Anand Sharma and Prithviraj Chauhan met former Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad here on Tuesday evening. He was a part of the letter writers like us, so we wanted to know why he quit the party without keeping us in the loop?” Hooda, a former Haryana …

Kapil Sibal’s Congress Exit: Questioning the Gandhis Can Be Dangerous
2 years, 6 months ago

Kapil Sibal’s Congress Exit: Questioning the Gandhis Can Be Dangerous

The Quint  

The departure of senior leader Kapil Sibal from the Congress after 31 years in the party is not just another high-profile exit. His declaration of independence – he will be contesting for a Rajya Sabha seat as an independent with the help of the Samajwadi Party – is likely to paralyse the G-23, the group of Congress leaders seeking reform …

‘I won’t join any other party,’ Sibal clarifies after quitting Congress
2 years, 6 months ago

‘I won’t join any other party,’ Sibal clarifies after quitting Congress

Live Mint  

A day after filing his Rajya Sabha nomination as an independent candidate former Congress leader Kapil Sibal spoke exclusively with Hindustan Times about his decision to resign from the party and ruled out joining any other political party. He also confirmed meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and blamed the Gandhis for Congress’s poor poll performances. In response to the most …

Sibal quits Congress, files RS nomination with SP’s support
2 years, 6 months ago

Sibal quits Congress, files RS nomination with SP’s support

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party lost its third prominent leader in less than two weeks after former Union minister and eminent lawyer Kapil Sibal, a vocal critic of the Congress high command in the recent years, announced he resigned from the party nine days ago. Lucknow, India - May 25, 2022: Former Congress leader Kapil Sibal files his nomination for Rajya Sabha …

Is Kapil Sibal's exit a setback for Congress's legal team?
2 years, 6 months ago

Is Kapil Sibal's exit a setback for Congress's legal team?

India Today  

The exit of senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday from the Congress party has spread jitters in the legal fraternity, aas he was seen as as the party's strongest legal voice. In the coal scam case, he defended former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Supreme Court against a notice issued by the special CBI court. Sibal also appeared before …

Kapil Sibal resigns from Congress, files Rajya Sabha nomination with SP\'s support
2 years, 6 months ago

Kapil Sibal resigns from Congress, files Rajya Sabha nomination with SP\'s support

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Deepening the crisis in Congress further, Kapil Sibal, a prominent face of the G-23 group of the dissenting leaders, has resigned from the party and filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent on Wednesday in Lucknow backed by the Samajwadi Party. Sibal filed his nomination papers from Uttar Pradesh in the presence of the SP …

Kapil Sibal quits Congress, to fight Rajya Sabha polls with SP support
2 years, 6 months ago

Kapil Sibal quits Congress, to fight Rajya Sabha polls with SP support

The Hindu  

May 25, 2022 01:14 pm | Updated 10:25 pm IST - Lucknow Two years after rebelling against the leadership of the Gandhis, former Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday made public his decision to quit the Congress while filing nomination for the coming Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate, supported by the Samajwadi Party. Mr. Sibal’s is the third …

G23 leaders' dinner at Sibal’s residence cancelled; meet to continue as scheduled tonight
2 years, 9 months ago

G23 leaders' dinner at Sibal’s residence cancelled; meet to continue as scheduled tonight

India TV News  

Highlights G-23 will meet to chalk out further strategy at Sibal's residence CWC had reposed “full faith” in Gandhi and asked her to initiate changes to strengthen party Senior Congress leaders have hit out at Sibal that he does not know "ABCD of Congress" The Congress dissenters ‘Group of 23’ or G-23 is scheduled to meet in the evening at …

Sonia Gandhi axes Congress chiefs of five states
2 years, 9 months ago

Sonia Gandhi axes Congress chiefs of five states

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Under attack from within, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought the resignations of all five state unit chiefs -- in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur -- to facilitate reorganisation of the respective Pradesh Congress Committees. After senior leader Kapil Sibal had said that the Gandhis should pave the way for somebody else to lead the …

Kapil Sibal says the Gandhis must go for Congress to revive after CWC reimposes faith in their 'leadership'
2 years, 9 months ago

Kapil Sibal says the Gandhis must go for Congress to revive after CWC reimposes faith in their 'leadership'

Op India  

Congress leadership has been facing a hard time since the Assembly election results for five states were announced on March 10. ‘The leadership is living in a cuckoo land’ Speaking about the CWC meeting that was held on Monday, Sibal said it had been eight years since the party lost the Lok Sabha elections. He is already the de-facto president.” …

Here's how Rahul Gandhi reacted to Kapil Sibal's 'Sab Ki Congress...Ghar Ki Congress' remark
2 years, 9 months ago

Here's how Rahul Gandhi reacted to Kapil Sibal's 'Sab Ki Congress...Ghar Ki Congress' remark

India TV News  

Highlights The results of assembly elections in five states came as a shock to the Congress Sonia Gandhi at CWC meeting on Sunday had proposed to 'sacrifice' post in the party However, CWC rejected the proposal & unanimously reaffirmed faith in Sonia's leadership Following the Congress' humiliating defeat in the Assembly polls in five states, the demand for the much-awaited …

Congress crisis: Anwar, Bhagel and others attack G-23 coalition, launch strong defence in favour of Gandhi leadership
3 years, 2 months ago

Congress crisis: Anwar, Bhagel and others attack G-23 coalition, launch strong defence in favour of Gandhi leadership

Firstpost  

In an apparent dig at Sibal and the G-23, Congress general secretary Tariq Anwar said it is amazing to see how some people’s character can change so much in their ‘selfishness’ New Delhi: With barbs being traded thick and fast within the Congress, some senior leaders of the party came out in strong defence of the top leadership on Thursday …

‘Shameful’: Congress vs Congress Crisis Deepens as Tharoor, Chidambaram, Manish Tewari Back Sibal
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Shameful’: Congress vs Congress Crisis Deepens as Tharoor, Chidambaram, Manish Tewari Back Sibal

News 18  

The Punjab fiasco has once again brought the Congress vs Congress crisis to the spotlight, with senior leaders now coming in support of Kapil Sibal, who had raised eyebrows with his ‘Not Ji-Huzoor 23’ remark, on Wednesday. Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor, in a tweet, not only extended support to Sibal, but also condemned the protest outside the latter’s house on …

After Kapil Sibal questions Congress decision makers, Delhi unit protests outside his house
3 years, 2 months ago

After Kapil Sibal questions Congress decision makers, Delhi unit protests outside his house

India TV News  

Workers of Delhi Congress on Wednesday protested against senior party leader Kapil Sibal outside his residence in New Delhi, hours after the latter reiterated demands for sweeping reforms raised by G-23 leaders. Amid the Punjab Congress fiasco, Kapil Sibal launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi and wondered who in the party is taking decisions. Addressing a press conference in New …

'Not Ji Huzoor-23': Kapil Sibal takes a dig at Congress leadership, faces protests by party workers
3 years, 2 months ago

'Not Ji Huzoor-23': Kapil Sibal takes a dig at Congress leadership, faces protests by party workers

Firstpost  

Referring to the crisis in Punjab, Sibal demanded an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president New Delhi: Hours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress, senior party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday came under attacks from several quarters …

After Sibal’s ‘Not Ji Huzoor-23’ Jibe, Delhi Cong Workers Protest Outside His House, Car Smashed
3 years, 2 months ago

After Sibal’s ‘Not Ji Huzoor-23’ Jibe, Delhi Cong Workers Protest Outside His House, Car Smashed

News 18  

Hours after senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal questioned the party leadership amid Punjab fiasco, workers of Delhi Congress staged a protest outside his residence in the national capital. Come to your senses’, ‘Rahul Gandhi Zindabad’, while also showing placards that read: ‘Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal’. #WATCH | Workers of Delhi Congress protest against senior party leader Kapil Sibal outside …

Pakistan will benefit from Punjab episode: Kapil Sibal questions Congress decisions
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan will benefit from Punjab episode: Kapil Sibal questions Congress decisions

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday, while reacting to Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation said that Pakistan and ISI will benefit from the current political crisis in Punjab as it is a bordering state. Kapil Sibal, who is a part of G-23, a group of 23 leaders, said that the group has written another letter to …

Kapil Sibal on Sushmita Dev's resignation: '...we oldies are blamed for efforts to strengthen Congress'
3 years, 4 months ago

Kapil Sibal on Sushmita Dev's resignation: '...we oldies are blamed for efforts to strengthen Congress'

India TV News  

As the women's wing chief of the Congress resigned, senior leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said the party is moving on with its "eyes wide shut". The senior party leader on Sunday welcomed the party chief's initiative of bringing like-minded political parties together, but urged her to strengthen her own party, saying no Opposition unity is possible without it. Sibal, …

2024 poll strategy, Opposition unity on menu at dinner hosted by Congress's Kapil Sibal
3 years, 4 months ago

2024 poll strategy, Opposition unity on menu at dinner hosted by Congress's Kapil Sibal

India Today  

Top Opposition leaders, including NCP's Sharad Pawar and Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, attended a dinner hosted by senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal at his Delhi residence on Monday evening. The event was attended by prominent Congress and Opposition party leaders, including Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Derek O’Brien, Tiruchi Siva among others. The leaders talked about Opposition unity …

Look beyond one family, says SAD leader Naresh Gujral on Congress revival at Sibal's dinner
3 years, 4 months ago

Look beyond one family, says SAD leader Naresh Gujral on Congress revival at Sibal's dinner

India Today  

At a dinner party hosted by Congress leader Kabil Sibal on Monday evening, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Naresh Gujral said the Congress should “look beyond one family” in order to revive itself, according to sources. The event was attended by prominent Congress and Opposition party leaders and strategies for the 2024 general elections were reportedly discussed. KAPIL SIBAL’S DINNER The dinner …

Kapil Sibal hosts dinner, bigwigs' presence creates buzz in political circles
3 years, 4 months ago

Kapil Sibal hosts dinner, bigwigs' presence creates buzz in political circles

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday hosted a dinner attended by political bigwigs from the party and like-minded parties, creating a buzz in political circles given his recent role in party affairs. He was the prime mover behind the letter written to interim party chief Sonia Gandhi calling for wide-ranging reforms and is Those who arrived for the dinner …

India needs resurgent Congress, assembly polls exposed chinks in BJP's armour: Kapil Sibal
3 years, 6 months ago

India needs resurgent Congress, assembly polls exposed chinks in BJP's armour: Kapil Sibal

India Today  

The Congress must bring widespread reforms across all levels of the organisation to show it is no longer in a state of inertia and to present itself as a viable political alternative to the BJP, party veteran Kapil Sibal said on Sunday. Sibal, who was among the G-23 leaders whose letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi last year demanding a …

’Seeing Congress getting weak’: Kapil Sibal during G-23 meet in Jammu
3 years, 9 months ago

’Seeing Congress getting weak’: Kapil Sibal during G-23 meet in Jammu

Live Mint  

Senior politician Kapil Sibal on Saturday stated that the G-23 are seeing the party getting weaker. Sibal was joined by veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Raj Babbar and Vivek Tankha. Azad, while talking about the presence of senior party leaders in Jammu and Kashmir said, "These leaders are here because, in …

Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar Hits Out at Party Leader Kapil Sibal
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Congress President Anil Kumar Hits Out at Party Leader Kapil Sibal

News 18  

Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar on Monday attacked senior party leader and former Chandni Chowk MP Kapil Sibal, saying he should work towards strengthening the organisation instead of "needlessly" issuing statements. Kumar's attack was prompted by Sibal's interview in a newspaper which quoted him as saying that there was no "clarity" over internal polls and there was"disenchantment" in the party. …

Battered Congress looks at hard road ahead
4 years, 1 month ago

Battered Congress looks at hard road ahead

India Today  

It's fireworks time in the Congress. Just as G 23's missive was delivered at 10, Janpath, the day Sonia Gandhi had to be rushed to New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in early August 2020, the latest round of rumbling comes at a time when AICC treasurer Ahmed Patel is fighting a grim battle in a hospital. For the outside …

Sibal's 'Introspection' vs Gehlot's 'Hurt': After Dismal Show in Bihar Polls, Cracks Within Cong Re-emerge
4 years, 1 month ago

Sibal's 'Introspection' vs Gehlot's 'Hurt': After Dismal Show in Bihar Polls, Cracks Within Cong Re-emerge

News 18  

Days after the Congress suffered another electoral setback in Bihar, voices of discontent within the party resurfaced with a section of leaders calling for action and introspection. Gehlot's assertions followed former minister Kapil Sibal's public criticism of the Congress leadership and his remarks that the time of introspection was over and people no longer saw the party as an effective …

Kapil Sibal’s comments have hurt sentiments of Congress workers across country: Gehlot
4 years, 1 month ago

Kapil Sibal’s comments have hurt sentiments of Congress workers across country: Gehlot

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Congress leader Kapil Sibal's comments to the media criticising the leadership after the Bihar elections defeat has "hurt the sentiments" of party workers across the country, senior leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday. With a few leaders echoing the views expressed by Sibal, Gehlot said in a series of tweets, "There was no need …

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal admits people don’t consider Congress an effective alternative
4 years, 1 month ago

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal admits people don’t consider Congress an effective alternative

Op India  

Realisation finally seems to be dawning upon Congress leaders that the grand old party is losing its relevance. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in an interview to Indian Express today admitted that people no longer consider Congress as an effective alternative. On being questioned about party’s performance in recently concluded Bihar elections where it performed so badly that it perhaps …

Congress vs Congress: Kapil Sibal's remarks on Bihar loss 'hurt sentiments' of workers, says Ashok Gehlot
4 years, 1 month ago

Congress vs Congress: Kapil Sibal's remarks on Bihar loss 'hurt sentiments' of workers, says Ashok Gehlot

India Today  

Congress leader Kapil Sibal's remarks over the party leadership in the wake of the Bihar Assembly elections "hurt the sentiments" of Congress workers across India, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday. Even today, Congress is the only party which can keep this nation united and take it forward on the path of comprehensive development," Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok …

Kapil Sibal says no word on Congress's poor performance in Bihar, maybe it's business as usual
4 years, 1 month ago

Kapil Sibal says no word on Congress's poor performance in Bihar, maybe it's business as usual

India Today  

Veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal has minced no words in criticising his party’s workings and how election after election has fared for Congress. In an interview with The Indian Express, Kapil Sibal has come down heavily on the Congress leadership, saying there has been no word from the party on its abysmal performance in the Bihar assembly election in which …

It is not about a post, but about country, Kapil Sibal on cryptic tweet
4 years, 3 months ago

It is not about a post, but about country, Kapil Sibal on cryptic tweet

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who is among the 23 party leaders who have written to Sonia Gandhi seeking an organisational overhaul, said on Tuesday that "it is not about a post" but about the country that matters most. After the seven-hour meeting of the party's top decision-making body, the CWC urged Sonia Gandhi to continue as its interim chief …

Rajasthan political crisis: Kapil Sibal says he is worried for Congress
4 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan political crisis: Kapil Sibal says he is worried for Congress

The Hindu  

In the backdrop of the political turmoil going on in Rajasthan, Rajya Sabha MP and Congress spokesperson Kapil Sibal tweeted that he is worried for the party. So far, the Congress has been maintaining a radio silence even as speculation is going on about a possible rebellion led by Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot. Sachin Pilot 'humiliated': sources Meanwhile, a …

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