Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar condemned the protest by Congress workers outside the residence of Kapil Sibal after the latter raised questions over the functioning of the party, and questioned Rahul Gandhi's silence on the issue.
Akhtar, who recently courted controversy by comparing the Taliban with the RSS, on Friday pointed out that those people who protested outside Sibal's residence are the same people who criticise the BJP for curbing freedom of expression.
"Those who attacked Kapil Sibal’s house for expressing an opinion about the working process of the Congress party are the same who criticise Modi govt for curbing the freedom of expression. Shouldn’t Rahul Gandhi condemn these hooligans in the strongest words?," he said in a tweet.
In the wake of several Congress leaders quitting the party and its Punjab unit in turmoil, Sibal had demanded that an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) be convened and wondered who in the party was taking decisions in the absence of a full-time president.
Carrying 'Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal' placards and raising slogans against Sibal, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) workers had protested outside his Jor Bagh residence, saying they were "hurt" by his remarks. The protesters raised slogans against Sibal, asking him to "leave the party".
—With PTI inputs
