The Congress has decided to follow in the footsteps of SP, JD(S) after a drubbing in the latest Lok Sabha elections days after the Samajwadi Party and the Janata Dal banned their spokespersons from appearing on TV debates.
Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala took to Twitter on Thursday quoted saying "@INCIndia has decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month. All media channels/editors are requested to not place Congress representatives on their shows."
Congress Party today formally announced its spokespersons would go off air for a month, a move comes amid post-poll chaos in the Grand Old Party along side Rahul Gandhi's insistence on quitting.
The move is seen as immediate fallout out of two things; due to the complete confusion prevailing in the party and the leadership there is no clarity on official party position on sensitive internal issues including whether Rahul Gandhi will actually quit or will he retract, finally.
For now, there will be only official briefing from AICC podium, which takes place almost daily. The fact AICC has officially taken spokespersons off air for a month also indicates confusion lingering for a longer period.
Earlier, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had banned the party's panel of leaders who act as its spokespersons on television channels saying "The appointment of all party panellists has been cancelled on the directives of national president Akhilesh Yadav."
