The usual scenes of hostility at Congress meetings were again visible at the brainstorming session of the party at Sheriguda on Sunday.
Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdary was among those who attracted attention by raising her voice against not having been offered a seat in the front row on the dais. As she had reached the venue late and the front row was already occupied by other leaders, the organisers asked her to take a rear seat on the dais. But she refused in protest and sat among the audience while her supporters kept protesting.
AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh lost his cool towards the end of the inauguration when he warned that workers who created scenes would be suspended from the party immediately. Some of them shouted at frequent intervals that they be allowed to explain their point of view on the poll debacle. The request of leaders that the workers would indeed be heard went in vain. At this point, Mr. Singh rose up to say the party had video footage of those who created problem and they would be suspended immediately.
Ms. Chowdary climbed up the dais later and entered into an argument with Congress legislature party leader K. Jana Reddy.
