Congress general Secretary in-charge of Kerala Tariq Anwar urged party leaders criticising the state party leadership, after the civic polls debacle. He asked them to desist from airing their differences publicly. 'I earnestly hope that our leaders will realise that by trading charges against each other, they are giving the strength to the opponents. The need of the hour is to fight the opposition,' he said in a statement. Anwar urged all Congress party leaders in the state to desist from airing their differences publicly and instead take up their grievances at the party forum.