Udit Raj highlights party factionalism on social media, urges Congress to unite
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj on Saturday called out factionalism as a structural problem within his party, and urged his party leaders to prioritise organisational unity and constitutional values.
"The internal factionalism within the Congress is not only a major reason for losing elections, but also the primary cause of the party's weakening at the organisational level.
Udit Raj resigned as an Internal Revenue Service officer in 2003 to form the Indian Justice Party. He later merged it with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014, and was elected as its candidate from North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat.
Denied a ticket by the BJP in 2019, he subsequently joined the Congress.
His Saturday post is a direct critique of the fissures within, saying that infighting is a major reason for electoral defeats and organisational weakness.
He warned that mutual fighting yields nothing for anyone.
"Due to factionalism, Congress missed the opportunity to form the government in Uttarakhand. The leaders and workers of Punjab should learn from this. Punjab itself fell prey to severe factionalism during the previous Assembly elections.