Overview
- At a Congress Working Committee meeting, Digvijay Singh contrasted RSS and Congress organizing and, as reported by meeting sources, warned of sleeper cells inside the party, intensifying internal disagreement.
- Senior leaders split over whether Congress should draw organizational lessons from the RSS, with Shashi Tharoor and T.S. Singh Deo backing a focus on strengthening structure and Pawan Khera, Salman Khurshid and others rejecting the idea.
- MP Manickam Tagore escalated the rhetoric by likening the RSS to al‑Qaeda, while broader calls for deep organizational change, described by some as open‑heart surgery, gained traction.
- K.C. Venugopal urged Karnataka leaders to show sensitivity and caution after Bengaluru demolition drives; Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar assured dialogue with affected families and rehabilitation measures as the government defended the action as protection of public land.
- The Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s sentence and granting bail, kept him in custody, directed legal aid for the survivor, and set further proceedings after issuing notice; Sengar, via a statement released by his daughter, questioned the case and said he still expects justice.