PANAJI
Addressing the media at Congress House, Deshprabhu stated, “I condemn the statement of these junior Congressmen. They chose to speak to the media without speaking to the leadership within the party first.” He said that the group of
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junior Congressmen does not represent the views and aspirations of the majority. “With almost 70 per cent of the party members being youngsters, it is natural that aspirations do exist. However, by speaking out of turn to the media, these individuals have bypassed procedures and chain of command thereby undermining party discipline.” The senior Congressman urged this group of Congressmen to retract their state
panaji: One of the rebel Congressmen, Adv Tanveer Khatib promptly reacted to Deshprabhu s statement and said that it was an attempt to divert attention from the main issue and from the demand to scrap the election and coordination committee. “Deshprabhu statement that Congress president has promised 50 per cent tickets to youth for the forthcoming assembly elections is an attempt to divert attention,” Khatib said. He further sought to counter Urfan Mulla stating that he doesn t even recognize minority leaders from his own community.
