New Delhi:  Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal expressed anguish over the state of the Congress party following the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu after he resigned as PPCC chief on Tuesday. 

Sibal said he represented the view of 23 Congress leaders who had written a letter to high command over the party leadership. 

He said, "I'm speaking to you (media) on behalf of those Congressmen who wrote the letter in August last year and are waiting for the actions to be taken by our leadership in respect of the election of the office of the president, to CWC and central election committee". 

"In our party, there is no president so we don't know who is making these decisions. We know and yet we don't know, " said Sibal. 

He is expecting CWC meeting over the state of the party in the country. "I believe that one of my senior colleagues has perhaps written or is about to write to Congress president to immediately convene a CWC so that a dialogue can take place as to why we are in this state," he said. 

Commenting on political turmoil in Punjab, Sibal said, "A border state (Punjab) where this is happening to the Congress party means what? It is an advantage to ISI and Pakistan. We know the history of Punjab and the rise of extremism there...Congress should ensure that they remain united". 

In a veiled attack against the Gandhis for elevating Sidhu as PPCC chief and eventual turmoil in the state, he said, "We (leaders of G-23) are not the ones who will leave the party and go anywhere else. It is ironic. Those who were close to them (party leadership) have left and those whom they don't consider to be close to them are still standing with them".

"Every Congressman of the country should think as to how the party can be strengthened. Those who have left should come back because Congress alone can save this republic."