Tytler to stay at Sadaquat Ashram

TNN 20 October 2009, 06:12am IST

PATNA: The otherwise deserted state Congress headquarters at Sadaquat Ashram will remain abuzz with party activities at least till Jagdish Tytler
is the AICC's incharge, Bihar affairs.

Tytler has announced he would not stay at 5-star hotels during his visits to Patna. "I am going to stay at Sadaquat Ashram and so will other central leaders of the party coming to Bihar," he said.

He said he has already shifted some of his belongings to a room at Sadaquat Ashram. "When Bihar Congress leaders call me up for an appointment at my house in Delhi, I tell them they are welcome to have a cup of tea with me. But if they want to talk about party affairs, they should meet me at Sadaquat Ashram," Tytler said.

Tytler said Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad and several other tall leaders of Congress stayed at Sadaquat Ashram during their visits to Bihar. "However, senior congress leaders later developed the bad habit of staying in posh hotels. The country is facing bad times and we should observe austerity," he said.

Earlier, Tytler had announced installation of video-conferencing facility at Sadaquat Ashram to facilitate direct interaction with partymen from his Delhi residence.