# Ex-Haryana speaker seeks inclusive Congress after spat with Hooda camp 2026-08-26T15:08:58+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) Former Haryana Speaker Kuldeep Sharma on Tuesday called for an inclusive Congress, alleging he was prevented from speaking at party protests in Panchkula. He said such attempts stifled internal democracy but refrained from naming colleagues. The call came after a protest last week turned into a spat between Sharma and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who denied allegations he kept Sharma off the speaker list. Sharma said the Congress is not an individual's party and its 2005 assembly win was a collective effort. He referred to the controversy over Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda's praise for former leader Sajjan Kumar, noting Deepender had expressed regret and the chapter was closed. Sharma alleged eight to ten party colleagues were unleashed on him and objected to caste-based attacks, saying they benefit the BJP. Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh termed the war of words an internal matter that would be resolved through dialogue. He said in-charge Sanjay Dutt had spoken to Sharma and expressed confidence the issue would be sorted. Singh was speaking at an organisational meeting in Jhajjar focused on strengthening the party at the booth level. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same internal Congress feud but with different emphasis. The first piece foregrounds Sharma's grievances and allegations of being silenced, framing the dispute as a threat to party democracy. The second downplays the conflict, labelling it an internal matter and quoting the state chief's assurance of resolution through dialogue, reinforcing party unity. Neither source examines the underlying factional power struggle between the Hooda camp and rivals. The key test is whether the party's central leadership intervenes decisively ahead of the next election cycle. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Reports Sharma's allegations and Hooda's denial without taking sides. - hindustantimes.com (2) (neutral report) Leads with party chief's effort to downplay the feud as resolvable. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:22:41+00:00. Tags: Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Deepender Singh Hooda, Haryana, Haryana Congress, Kuldeep Sharma Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-haryana-speaker-urges-inclusive-congress-after-party-spat/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-haryana-speaker-urges-inclusive-congress-after-party-spat/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/