A day after the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ashok Chaudhury welcomed the unity move of non-BJP parties, the BPCC appeared a divided House with two groups celebrating the 97 birth anniversary former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi separately.
One faction of the State Congress led by party president Ashok Chaudhury organised the celebration at Sadaquat Ashram, the State party headquarters, while the other camp led by former State party chief Sadanand Singh held the function at the Miller High School ground.
However, later Mr. Chaudhury also went to Miller High School to participate in the function organized there.
Mr. Chaudhury later took pot shots at Mr. Singh saying if he was the Bhishma Pitamah , as said by party leader Meira Kumar in her address, he should also play his role.
“You should work to foster unity in the party. What’s the need to move away from the party fold...you should remain here and work for the party,” said Mr Chaudhury.
However, party leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh, apparently on behalf of Sadanand Singh, said: “Sadanand Singh would not have organised this function had BPCC celebrated it as a big function at the party headquarters.”
Party leader and former Kerala Governor Nikhil Kumar said such a programme has been organsied here after a long time and “the big gathering indicates the party is alive in the State”.
Party leader Umakant Singh said it was the same Congress which had ruled Bihar for several years before 1990 and now once again the party should prepare itself for the battle ahead while sinking their internal differences.
