Youth Leader

A youth Congress leader, Raza Qadri (27), president of Niwari Youth Congress from Madhya Pradesh--who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, had to spend eight months in Saudi Arabia's jail and was fed only two breads twice a day. He was punished with 99 lashes. All this, only because he got himself clicked-- holding a poster of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', in front of the Haram Mosque in Mecca.

In yet another cringey moment for the Congress, a leader who had left the party nine months ago was elected as Congress' youth wing general secretary. Interestingly, the leader, Harshit Singhai, had switched the side from Congress to BJP in March and, moreover, had filed his nomination for the post three years ago. However, Congress later cancelled the appointment and constituted a "disciplinary committee" to look into the matter.