Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from party

Debjit Mukherjee: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the party with sharp jabs at the Gandhis and the organisational leadership.

He lashed out at Rahul Gandhi, blaming his “immaturity” for the Congress’s dwindling political clout and poor performance in elections.

“One of the most glaring examples of this immaturity was the tearing up of a government ordinance in the full glare of the media by Rahul Gandhi… This ‘childish’ behaviour completely subverted the authority of the Prime Minister and government of India. This one single action more than anything else contributed significantly to the defeat of the UPA government in 2014” wrote Azad in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.