New Delhi: Congress seems to be a divided house over Parliament strategy on demanding External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's resignation.
According to sources, one section of the party felt that the demand for Swaraj's resignation was too early. However, the sources added that the party could not go back on the demand now as the demand had already been raised in both houses of Parliament emphatically.
Meanwhile, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi are planning to lead a silent protest over the Congress demand on Wednesday.
The Congress has demanded the resignation of Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over their links with former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The party has also been gunning for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the multi-crore Vyapam scam.
As the Congress-led opposition created ruckus in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the issue, Swaraj had expressed her desire to make a statement on the issue. But striking a defiant note, the Congress refused to accept Swaraj's offer to make a statement and said nothing short of her resignation was acceptable.
Hitting back at the Congress party, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday accused the opposition of running away from debate after they stalled both Houses of Parliament. Opposition's refusal of government's offer prompted Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to say they were interested in disturbance not debate.
Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara are embroiled in the controversy involving former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi. While Swaraj claimed to have cleared a no objection to Lalit Modi's request to travel out of UK, Raje allegedly helped him to get a UK stay permit.
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