In a sharp message to party leaders, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said those who do not help out in party work "need to take rest" while those who do not fulfil their responsibilities should retire, reported news agency PTI.

In his presidential address at the AICC session on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, Kharge also stressed that District Congress Committee presidents' role in the organisation will be greatly enhanced and their appointment will be done strictly and impartially as per the guidelines issued by the AICC, reported PTI.