"Diminishing himself further", Jairam Ramesh takes jibe at Ghulam Nabi Azad for "giving interviews indiscriminately"
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Ghulam Nabi Azad for criticising Congress and especially Rahul Gandhi after quitting the grand old party, Jairam Ramesh asserted that Azad is "diminishing himself further" by "giving interviews indiscriminately", while also accusing him of "justifying his treachery" every minute.
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Aug 29, 2022 17:20 IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Ghulam Nabi Azad for criticising Congress and especially Rahul Gandhi after quitting the grand old party, Jairam Ramesh asserted that Azad is "diminishing himself further" by "giving interviews indiscriminately", while also accusing him of "justifying his treachery" every minute.
"After such a long career, courtesy entirely the party he's been tasked to slander, by giving interviews indiscriminately, Mr Azad diminishes himself further. What's he afraid of that he's justifying his treachery every minute? He can be easily exposed but why stoop to his level?" Ramesh tweeted.
Speaking to media persons in the national capital, Azad said, "I have been forced to leave my home by my own."
Taking a dig at the Congress over his resignation, he said, "Modi is an excuse, they have had an issue with me since the G23 letter was written. They never wanted anyone to write to them, question them."
"Several (Congress) meetings happened, but not even a single suggestion was taken," added Azad.
When asked if he'll go with BJP if needed after forming a new party, Azad said, "Congress mein anpadhon ki jamaat hai, especially those sitting for clerical work...Those who know Jammu and Kashmir, I can't increase even one vote in BJP's constituencies, they can't do it in mine."
Azad, on August 26, resigned from all posts of the party citing the "immaturity" of Rahul Gandhi whom he blamed for "demolishing the consultative mechanism" in the party.
In a hard-hitting 5 page note to party interim president Sonia Gandhi, Azad claimed that a coterie runs the party while she was just a nominal head and all the major decisions were taken by "Shri Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guards and PAs".
The development comes days after Azad resigned from the organisational post of Jammu and Kashmir.
Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi, Azad wrote, "Since the 2019 elections the situation in the party has only worsened. After. Rahul Gandhi stepped down in a 'huff' and not before insulting all the senior Party functionaries who have given their lives to the party in a meeting of the extended Working Committee, you took over as interim President. A position that you have continue to hold even today for the past three years."
Several political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday met veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is planning to launch a new national party, a day after tendering resignations from all posts of Congress.
"MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir are here. A few more-some senior leaders and ex-ministers-will come in the evening. Azad Sa'ab said a national party will be formed, we'll begin from J&K and the upcoming poll will be fought strongly. Don't want to reply to comments, we'll reply with a victory," said ex-Congress leader Salman Nizami.
The meeting came within 24 hours of Azad's resignation from all posts in Congress and it holds importance as the polls in the valley are likely to be held later this year.
"Under the leadership of Azad ji we will launch a national party and the work will begin from Jammu and Kashmir. Azad ji will go to J-K and will form an alliance with like-minded parties and leaders. All the criticism coming Azad Ji's way will be answered by winning elections," ex- Congress leader Salman Nizami had earlier announced.
The decision to launch a new national party came just hours after the veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, in a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi resigned from all positions of the Congress party including the primary membership. (ANI)
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