Former Congress Bhupen Kumar Borah, who joined the BJP on Sunday, pointed out differences with his former party, stating that the situation in the party was "alarming."
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday characterised Bhupen Bora's resignation from the Congress as a "separation" of the party from Hindu society, labelling the former Congress leader as the last recognised Hindu face within the state's primary opposition.
He noted that when he became APCC president in 2021, Congress was in alliance with AIUDF, which he ended, and later, before the formation of the INDIA alliance, he successfully forged partnerships with 16 different parties.
Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh slammed Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remark calling former Congress leader Bhupen Borah the "last Hindu leader" in the state party, accusing Sarma of self-positioning as the ultimate Hindu leader post-Borah's potential defection.
Former Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui on Sunday joined the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) in Lucknow, expressing deep respect for the party chief and vowing to strengthen the organisation.
Bihar government minister Dilip Jaiswal said, "The rule of law prevails. If any such incident occurs in this regard, the culprit will not be able to escape.",
BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday backed the controversial remarks made by former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad against the party leadership, and alleged that Congress is focused only on protecting and helping the Gandhi family, helping Rahul Gandhi's vacations.
Jan Shakti Janata Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday called Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a "cowardly leader" as he agreed with former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad's statement against the senior Congress leader.
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla responded to former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed's statement against the party leadership, saying that Ahmed has revealed that Rahul Gandhi is a very insecure leader, with no regard for the constitution, underlining that he raised the issue on the Special In
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor declined to comment on controversial remarks made by former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad against the party leadership, saying it was not appropriate to discuss such matters publicly.
Former Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed stirred a controversy on Saturday, alleging that there's "no internal democracy" in Congress and Rahul Gandhi wants to "throw out" the senior leadership of the party.