New Delhi: The leader of the Senior Congress of Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took Jibe in his party for the Ghulam Prophet Azad was awarded Padma Bhushan, said it was ironic that the Congress did not need his services when the country recognized his contribution to public life.
The leader of the Veteran Congress and former Minister of Jammair Minister and Kashmir, who are part of the group 23 who have criticized party leadership and have been seeking organizational improvement, has been awarded Padma Bhushan for his contribution to public affairs.
Sibal, also part of the G-23, tweeted, “Ghulam Prophet Azad ventured by Bhushan.
Congratulations Bhaijan.” “Ironically that Congress does not need his services when the nation recognizes his contribution to public life,” he said.
The other G-23 leader Shashi Tharoor also gave Azad.
“Congratulations on Shri @Ghulamnazad in Padma Bhushan.
It is good to be recognized for a person’s public service even by the government of the other party,” Tharoor tweeted.
However, the leader of Congress Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday took dumped in the Azad given to the award.
“The right thing to do.
He wants to be azad not ghulam,” Ramesh said on Twitter after former Bengal Bengal Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya rejected Padma Award.