This comes a day after Sharma, an ex-MLA from Ganaur assembly constituency in Sonepat, wrote to party president Mallikarjun Kharge seeking Deepender’s removal from the Congress Working Committee (CWC) for his controversial remarks

Protests erupted outside Rahul Gandhi's residence, with Sikh leaders demanding apologies and condemning supportive remarks about Kumar. | India News

Sharma said Hooda’s comments “re-opened the wounds” of the Sikh community and could hurt the Congress’s prospects in Punjab, where the party faces elections | India News