Congress vows to back Places of Worship Act

NEW DELHI: In the wake of the Sambhal and Ajmer shrine disputes, CWC Friday resolved to proactively support Places of Worship Act, as it accused BJP for compromising the law as part of a strategy to keep polarisation simmering.

Sources said Shashi Tharoor raised the Ajmer issue and argued that the law, which bars conversion of any religious place after Independence, was not brought by any political party, but passed unanimously by Parliament.

CWC in the backdrop of electoral setbacks witnessed the leadership's disgust with infighting in state units. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge singled out Haryana, where he said even the smallest appointment did not find a consensus among the factional netas. "Lack of unity and bickering against colleagues hurts us the most. Unless we fight polls unitedly and stop statements against each other, how can we defeat rivals?" he said.

Chhattisgarh neta Tamradhwaj Sahu said they shouldn't rely on one person, seen as a jibe at Bhupinder Hooda & Bhupesh Baghel. Another neta reportedly apologised for agreeing to back sitting MLAs for renomination in ticket allocation for Haryana polls, calling it a bad strategy.