From gaffe to split views: Cong's internal battle over Article 370

Jaiveer Shergill supported the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 while criticising the BJP for how it was done

Despite having had plenty of warning and time for preparation, the Congress on Tuesday had to hold a meeting to align its stance on Article 370 and lurched from embarrassment to embarrassment as it became clear that the party did not have one, unified view of Article 370.

Speaking on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, claimed Kashmir is an international issue, prompting senior leader Sonia Gandhi, sitting a few feet away, to frown and then gesture to other Congress MPs as if to say: ‘What is he