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Shakeel Ahmed, a veteran Congress leader, had announced his decision to leave the party after the Bihar elections. Following the RJD-Congress alliance's crushing defeat in Bihar, he has now expressed his anguish. He stated that he felt humiliated within the Congress party. He also leveled serious allegations against Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. He stated that Rahul Gandhi is uncomfortable with people where he doesn't feel like the boss. I felt humiliated - Shakeel Ahmed Veteran Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed's anguish has spilled over. He said, "I felt humiliated within the Congress party. I was a three-time MLA and two-time MP. Tariq Anwar and I were the only two leaders from Bihar who became the National General Secretary of the Congress party. My opinion wasn't taken into account. I felt humiliated. When Rahul Gandhi won his first election, I won the fifth election of my life. How could I say that I won because of him? That would have been an insult to him and to me." Difference between Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi - Shakeel Ahmed Shakeel Ahmed said, "Rahul Gandhi is not comfortable with people where he cannot call them by their first name, where he does not feel like his boss. The Congress of Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, and Sita Ram Kesri took everyone along. Rahul Gandhi could not take Sonia Gandhi's Congress along. Sonia Gandhi's Congress leaders were ignored. Senior leaders were ignored. The difference between Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is that Sonia Gandhi used to meet people, but Rahul Gandhi did not. Sonia Gandhi used to meet critics openly, but this one has not been seen." Rahul Gandhi's people have no grassroots connection - Shakeel Ahmed Shakeel Ahmed said, "Rahul Gandhi's decision to hold the Youth Congress elections is wrong. He promoted the NSUI and Youth Congress, not the old-timers. The people promoted by Rahul Gandhi have no grassroots connection. Rahul Gandhi has an attraction to the youth. Once, two candidates were being discussed; both were promising. He suggested that the younger candidate be given the ticket. Three years ago, I said in a meeting that our situation in Bihar is dire. We must ensure that Nitish Kumar doesn't leave. After that, I haven't been invited to any meetings. That was that day and this is the present day. Congress believes Modi will cause fatigue, and because Congress is the second-largest party, it will come to power." What did Shakeel Ahmed say about SIR? Shakeel Ahmed said, "I went to a Muslim-dominated locality in my constituency. I asked how many Muslim votes were lost, and only one was lost, and that too was a personal matter. If 6.5 million votes were lost in SIR, why didn't even 65 people come out on the streets? If votes were lost and people still didn't come out on the streets, that's also a failure of the opposition. I don't have much connection with Priyanka Gandhi.