Exits of Congress veterans Azad, Kapil Sibal leave G-23 in disarray
2 years, 3 months ago

Exits of Congress veterans Azad, Kapil Sibal leave G-23 in disarray

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The G-23, the members of which were ridiculed by the party loyalists after their letter became public on August 24, 2020, has virtually disintegrated over time with the resignations of Azad and Kapil Sibal, seen as the prime movers of the initiative. New Delhi: Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the Congress on Friday marked the most high-profile exit of one of the “Group of 23” leaders, who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi two years ago for a “collective and inclusive leadership” in the organisation, exposing the fault lines in the party. The G-23, the members of which were ridiculed by the party loyalists after their letter became public on August 24, 2020, has virtually disintegrated over time with the resignations of Azad and Kapil Sibal, seen as the prime movers of the initiative, and others such as Shashi Tharoor, M Veerappa Moily and Mukul Wasnik making peace with the high-command. The other signatories to the letter sent to the Congress chief two years ago were Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan, Manish Tewari, Milind Deora, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Vivek Tankha, Renuka Chowdhary, P J Kurien, Raj Babbar, Kuldeep Sharma, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Kaul Singh Thakur, Ajay Singh and Sandeep Dikshit.

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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New Indian Express  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Quint  

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

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India Today  

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The Quint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Tajinder Bittu, Priyanka Gandhi's close aide, joins BJP after quitting Congress

India Today  

Congress leaders Tajinder Singh Bittu, a close aide of Priyanka Gandhi, and Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, the wife of two-time Jalandhar MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, joined the BJP in Delhi on Saturday. Bittu, who was the Congress secretary in-charge of Himachal Pradesh, joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and party general secretary Vinod Tawde. Karamjit Kaur, …

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