New Delhi Sep 30 PTI Senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma along with some of their G-23 colleagues on Thursday strongly condemned and termed as orchestrated hooliganism the Congress workers protest outside Kapil Sibals house after he raised questions over the partys functioning with Sharma asking AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to take strong action against those involvedFormer Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh also criticised what he said was an attack at the house of Sibal by Congress workers only because he chose to express views that were not palatable to the party leadershipThis does not augur well for the party Singh was quoted as saying by his media advisor Raveen ThukralAzad former leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha also strongly condemned the orchestrated hooliganism at Sibals residenceHe Sibal is a loyal Congressman fighting for the party both inside and outside Parliament Any suggestion from any quarter should be welcomed instead of suppressing hooliganism is unacceptable tweeted Azad who along with Sibal is part of the Group of 23 which last year had written to Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul of the partyAsserting that differences of opinion and perception are integral to a democracy Sharma also a part of the G-23 said intolerance and violence is alien to Congress values and cultureShocked and disgusted to hear the news of attack and hooliganism at Kapil Sibals house This deplorable action brings disrepute to the party and needs to be strongly condemned Sharma said in a series of tweetsHe asserted that the Congress has a history of upholding freedom of expressionThose responsible must be identified and disciplined Sharma saidUrging Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take cognisance and strong action he said in a tweetTaking to Twitter Congress MP from Punjab Manish Tewari unequivocally condemned what he said was orchestrated hooliganism at Sibals residence last nightThose who masterminded the assault must bear in mind that he fights for INCIndia both inside and outside courts of law You may find his views uncomfortable but that can not be a license for violence Tewari who was among the 23 leaders who wrote to Gandhi for an overhaul of the party saidIn another tweet he said Those who are trying to defend the command performance last night This is what happened KapilSibals 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 itResponding to Tewaris tweet Tharoor who was part of the leaders who wrote to Gandhi tweeted That is shameful We all know KapilSibal as a true Congressman who has fought multiple cases in court for INCIndia As a democratic party we need to listen to what he has to saydisagree if you must but not in this way Our priority is to strengthen ourselves to take on the BJP Tharoor saidAlso responding to Tewaris tweet Congress leader Vivek Tankha tweeted Never to a person who has fought and saved so many Cong governments and persons and unmake opposition government People may disagree with him Even protest But not damage his car At least in my life I never encouraged or promoted hooliganism Tankha saidHours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress Sibal on Wednesday came under attack from several quarters with party workers also protesting outside his house hereIn the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil Sibal has demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee CWC be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time presidentSibal said at a press conference that the G-23 grouping is not a Jee Huzur 23 and will continue to put forth the views and will continue to repeat the demandsCarrying Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal placards and raising slogans against Sibal Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee DPCC workers had protested outside his Jor Bagh residence saying they were hurt by his remarksThe protesters raised slogans against Sibal asking him to leave the party A protestor also stood on his car PTI ASK ANB ANB

New Delhi Sep 30 PTI Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Thursday expressed disgust over party workers protest outside Kapil Sibals house after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress and asked AICC chief Sonia Gandhi to take strong action against those involvedAsserting that differences of opinion and perception are integral to a democracy Sharma who along with Sibal is part of the Group of 23 which last year had written to Gandhi seeking organisational overhaul of the party said intolerance and violence is alien to the Congress values and cultureShocked and disgusted to hear the news of attack and hooliganism at Kapil Sibals house This deplorable action brings disrepute to the party and needs to be strongly condemned Sharma said in a series of tweetsHe asserted that the Congress has a history of upholding freedom of expressionThose responsible must be identified and disciplined Sharma saidUrging Congress president Smt Sonia Gandhi to take cognisance and strong action he said in a tweetHours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress Sibal on Wednesday came under attack from several quarters with party workers also protesting outside his house hereIn the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil Sibal has demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee CWC be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time presidentSibal said at a press conference that the G-23 grouping is not a Jee Huzur 23 and will continue to put forth the views and will continue to repeat the demandsCarrying Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal placards and raising slogans against Sibal Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee DPCC workers had protested outside his Jor Bagh residence saying they were hurt by his remarksThe protesters raised slogans against Sibal asking him to leave the party PTI ASK DV DV

New Delhi Sep 29 PTI Hours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress senior party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday came under attacks from several quarters with party workers also protesting outside his house here In the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil Sibal demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee CWC be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president Sibal a member of the Group of 23 which last year had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi said at a press conference that the grouping is not a Jee Huzur 23 and will continue to put forth the views and will continue to repeat the demands Carrying Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal placards and raising slogans against Sibal Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee DPCC workers protested outside his Jor Bagh residence saying they were hurt by his remarks The workers went there on their own accord as they felt hurt by Sibals remarks They just expressed their disappointment over the remarks a senior DPCC functionary said on condition of anonymity The protesters raised slogans against Sibal asking him to leave the party Several leaders hit out at Sibal for what they said was questioning the leadership from which he had earlier benefitted Youth Congress chief Srinivas B V said on Twitter Listen Ji-Huzoor - The President and Leadership of the party are the same who always ensured your entry in Parliament made you a minister during the good times of the party when in opposition ensured your entry into Rajya Sabha always rewarded with responsibilities in good and bad times And when the time came for struggle then Congress general secretary Ajay Maken and Chhattisgarh minister T S Singhdeo hit out at Sibal for his remarks Manickam Tagore a permanent invitee to the CWC took a swipe at Sibal over his remarks saying on Twitter Symbol of sacrifice Smt Sonia Gandhi ji is the congress president Its unfortunate learned people also speak the language of sanghis and help them indirectly Why Delhi Congress leader Alka Lamba also slammed Sibal alleging that she kept requesting him in the 2020 assembly elections to come to Chandni Chowk and campaign but he did not come The workers whom Sibal called for a meeting at his home ahead of the polls they joined Aam Aadmi Party the next day Will the Congress run on these peoples strength Lamba said on Twitter PTI ASK SMN SMN

New Delhi Sep 29 PTI Hours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress senior party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday came under attacks from several quarters with party workers also protesting outside his house here In the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil Sibal demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee CWC be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president Sibal a member of the Group of 23 which last year had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi said at a press conference that the grouping is not a Jee Huzur 23 and will continue to put forth the views and will continue to repeat the demands Carrying Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal placards and raising slogans against Sibal Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee DPCC workers protested outside his Jor Bagh residence saying they were hurt by his remarks The workers went there on their own accord as they felt hurt by Sibals remarks They just expressed their disappointment over the remarks a senior DPCC functionary said on condition of anonymity The protesters raised slogans against Sibal asking him to leave the party Several leaders hit out at Sibal for what they said was questioning the leadership from which he had earlier benefitted Youth Congress chief Srinivas B V said on Twitter Listen Ji-Huzoor - The President and Leadership of the party are the same who always ensured your entry in Parliament made you a minister during the good times of the party when in opposition ensured your entry into Rajya Sabha always rewarded with responsibilities in good and bad times And when the time came for struggle then Congress general secretary Ajay Maken and Chhattisgarh minister T S Singhdeo hit out at Sibal for his remarks Delhi Congress leader Alka Lamba also slammed Sibal alleging that she kept requesting him in the 2020 assembly elections to come to Chandni Chowk and campaign but he did not come The workers whom Sibal called for a meeting at his home ahead of the polls they joined Aam Aadmi Party the next day Will the Congress run on these peoples strength Lamba said on Twitter PTI ASK SMN SMN

New Delhi Sep 29 PTI Hours after he raised questions over the functioning of the Congress senior party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday came under attacks from several quarters with party workers also protesting outside his house here In the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil Sibal demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee CWC be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president Sibal a member of the Group of 23 which last year had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi said at a press conference that the grouping is not a Jee Huzur 23 and will continue to put forth the views and will continue to repeat the demands Carrying Get Well Soon placards and raising slogans against Sibal Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee DPCC workers protested outside his house saying they were hurt by his remarks The workers went there on their own accord as they felt hurt by Sibals remarks They just expressed their disappointment over the remarks a senior DPCC functionary said on condition of anonymity Several leaders hit out at Sibal for what they said was questioning the leadership from which he had earlier benefitted Youth Congress chief Srinivas B V said on Twitter Listen Ji-Huzoor - The President and Leadership of the party are the same who always ensured your entry in Parliament made you a minister during the good times of the party when in opposition ensured your entry into Rajya Sabha always rewarded with responsibilities in good and bad times And when the time came for struggle then Congress general secretary Ajay Maken and Chhattisgarh minister T S Singhdeo also hit out at Sibal for his remarks PTI ASK SMN SMN