UP Congress instructs leaders not to give contradictory comments on Ayodhya judgment

To ensure that Congress does not look divided on crucial issues, party's Uttar Pradesh unit has instructed its leaders not to speak in different languages on the Supreme Court's judgement in Ayodhya case which is expected to be pronounced later this month.At an Uttar Pradesh Congress Advisory Committee meeting, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday instructed leaders not to make any statement immediately after the court's decision and wait for the party's official stand.According to a source in the Congress, it was decided that no leader will make any comment unless the party's central leadership issues a written statement on the judgment. All leaders have been instructed to make statements as per the official stand, the source said.The instruction is part of the party's efforts to not to repeat the situation post abrogation of Article 370 when several of its leaders including seniors went against the official party stand to support the move.Congress had opposed in ...