The Congress on Tuesday said it did not consider senior leader Najma Heptullah a part of it.

"As and when necessary, it [the party] will take action [against Heptullah], but it is irrelevant. Why are you worried," party leader Kapil Sibal said in New Delhi.

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He also denied that party president Sonia Gandhi had humiliated her.

The Congress wrote her off when she received an award from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K S Sudershan two years ago, he said.

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He asked if nominating Heptullah for 24 years to the Rajya Sabha and helping her become the deputy chairperson of the House was a humiliation

She wanted a commitment from the party for a fifth term in the Rajya Sabha and nobody could be given such a guarantee, he said.

Earlier, party spokesperson Anand Sharma described Heptullah's criticism of Gandhi as "unwarranted and unfortunate".