Joining Salman Khurshid, Jyotiraditya Scindia Presses For Serious Introspection In The Party

After Salman Khurshid, Congress General Secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia stirred a controversy on Wednesday (9 October) by telling media persons in his home turf Chambal that the Congress needed introspection else the party is headed for doomsday.

"It is important to assess the situation in Congress in order to take the party forward," Scindia said.

Earlier in the day, senior Congress leader Khurshid had said that Rahul Gandhi should have continued as the party President, more than four months after the latter stepped down from the post. Khurshid had also dropped hints that the Congress is unlikely to do well in the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana scheduled for 21 October.

Perceived to be close to Rahul Gandhi, Scindia is reportedly eyeing the post of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief, but old guards in the party have kept him at bay. Scindia and Khurshid's comments came at a time when questions are being raised over Rahul Gandhi going abroad at a time when the party is facing two crucial Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana.

According to reports, Rahul Gandhi had gone to Cambodia for "meditation" and is expected to appear in a Surat court today in connection with a criminal defamation case.

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