'Periodic pangs of anxiety': Salman Khurshid on Kapil Sibal's criticism

Citing the last Mughal ruler’s couplet which talks about looking within for flaws that would make one not see others as flawed, he said Bahadur Shah Zafar’s words might be a useful companion for many of our party colleagues who suffer “periodic pangs of anxiety”. Also Read - Poor Show in Bihar Polls: Khurshid Slams Sibal, Sonia Calls Panel Meet For 'Introspection'

Some senior Congress leaders including Kapil Sibal have called for introspection after the party’s dismal performance in the recently held Bihar assembly polls, after which the ruling NDA returned to power in the state despite the main member of the grand opposition alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal, putting up a strong show and emerging as the single largest party.

Quite a few leaders from the RJD as well as the Congress have blamed the grand old party’s below-par performance for the opposition alliance missing the majority mark in the Bihar assembly elections.