The War Within the Congress
On 9 th August all the opposition political parties gathered Kapil Sibbal, one of the 23 signatories (now known as G-23) to the letter sent to Congress President in early August, 2020. Except BSP, all political parties barring NDA & its allies, attended the dinner hosted by Mr. Sibal. The erstwhile BJP allies Akali Dal, Biju Janta Dal, YSRCP, TRS were there. Traditional rivals TMC & Left parties surprisingly shared the dais. This dinner get-together had backdrop of two important political events. One was continuous boycott of Government’s Parliamentary legislative business & disruption of current session of the Parliament on various issues by opposition parties. Secondly, Rahul Gandhi’s breakfast meeting on 03 rd August, 2021 with opposition parties to discuss strategy for ongoing Parliament session on issue like economy, farm laws; alleged snooping of opposition leaders, journalists, judges & other prominent persons; price-rise; mis-management of COVID-19 by Union