New Delhi: Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar on Friday condemned attack on Kapil Sibal’s house for expressing an opinion about the working process of the Congress party.

He said that those who attacked Sibal’s house are the same people who criticises Modi govt for curbing the freedom of expression.

He also questioned Rahule Gandhis silence, saying “Shouldn’t Rahul Gandhi condemn these hooligans in the strongest words?”

Those who attacked Kapil Sibal’s house for expressing an opinion about the working process of the Congress party are the same who criticise Modi govt for curbing the freedom of expression.Shouldn’t Rahul Gandhi condemn these hooligans in the strongest words?

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) October 1, 2021

Amid a political crisis in Punjab Congress, Congress leader Sibal had told the media that they are unaware of who is taking the decisions in the party as there is no full-time president.

“In our party, there is no president so we don’t know who is taking these decisions. We know and yet we don’t know,” he said.

Congress workers, ostensibly from Delhi Congress, later held a demonstration outside Sibal’s residence in the national capital. Scores of them gathered outside Sibal’s residence holding placards and roses, while a few shouted slogans. One of the placards seen at the demonstration read: “Get Well Soon Kapil Sibal”.

G-23 members had last year written to the party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi demanding a slew of organisational reforms.

Protest against Congress leader Kapil Sibal outside his house; See Pics