New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday appointed senior chief Salman Khurshid, 72, because the chairperson of the celebration’s International Affairs Division, days after Anand Sharma stepped down from the put up citing  the necessity to entrust “youthful leaders” with the cost.

Khurshid, who served because the minister of exterior affairs within the UPA-II authorities, shall be assisted by Brijendra Singh and Arathi Krishna as vice-chairpersons of the division which had beforehand Manish Tewari, Deepender Singh Hooda as members amongst others.

Arathi Krishna, who’s an MLC in Karnataka, is taken into account near the state’s Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

By the way, Khurshid was among the many Congress leaders to be made members of multi-party delegations on Operation Sindoor by the Centre. His title didn’t determine within the record of 4 names that the Congress had proposed.

What makes his appointment attention-grabbing is that Khurshid had irked the Congress management by defending the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir throughout his go to to Indonesia as a part of one of many delegations.

He had advised a gathering of academia and suppose tanks in Indonesia that Article 370 of the Structure had given rise to an impression that J&Ok was “separate” from the remainder of India.

“However Article 370 was abrogated. It was abrogated, and it was lastly put to an finish, as a result of a lot time has handed. Subsequently, there was an election with 65 % participation within the election. There’s an elected authorities in Jammu and Kashmir at this time. And due to this fact, for individuals who need to undo all the things that has occurred, the prosperity that has come to Kashmir is one thing which may be very, very unlucky, and it’ll give a setback to anyone,” he had mentioned.

Whereas the Congress has by no means demanded the restoration of Article 370, the celebration additionally by no means hailed the transfer as one which benefited Jammu and Kashmir. That’s the reason the BJP was fast to grab on Khurshid’s remarks in an try to nook the Congress.

Later, Khurshid, in a put up on X, had hit out at his critics, together with throughout the celebration.

“When on a mission towards terrorism, to hold India’s message to the world, it’s distressing that individuals at house are calculating political allegiances… is it so troublesome to be patriotic?” he had posted.

Sharma, however, was the Congress management’s solely selection that had made the lower for being a part of the delegations shaped within the aftermath of Operation Sindoor to argue India’s case in varied world capitals.

Whereas in his resignation letter, Sharma wrote that the division must be reconstituted to usher in youthful leaders of potential and promise, sources advised ThePrint that he was upset over being sidelined and never consulted on international coverage issues by the Congress management.

Over the previous couple of years, he has discovered himself at odds with the celebration management, together with Rahul Gandhi, over many points.

Earlier this month, after Rahul, at present the Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, remarked that he agreed with US President Donald Trump’s evaluation that the Indian financial system was “useless”, Sharma took a divergent view.

“President Trump has triggered an upheaval and triggered unprecedented disruption on the planet order by his utterances and actions. His feedback on India and its Economic system are belittling and unacceptable. India has withstood pressures & threats up to now, & emerged stronger. President Trump is mistaken that India doesn’t have choices. Because the fourth largest financial system India has resilience & inherent energy to have interaction with the world on ideas of equality & mutual respect…” Sharma wrote on X on 4 August.

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