Congress in shambles? Azad faces party cadres' anger for praising PM; Adhir hits out at Anand Sharma The first-of-its-kind protest against the former J&K CM came days after a rally addressed by some 'G-23' leaders ostensibly to felicitate Azad on his retirement from the Rajya Sabha. Share Via Email | A+A A- Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Manish Tewari during a 'Shanti Sammelan' event in Jammu Saturday Feb. 27 2021. (Photo | PTI) By PTI JAMMU: Congress activists on Tuesday set ablaze an effigy of senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad here and accused him of conspiring against the party at the behest of the BJP to weaken it for "personal gains".