Says if party does not have any candidate then he can propose an apt one
Raipur,
May 09, 2013
In what could be seen as direct interference in decision making affairs
of Congress, Senior Congress legislator Ajit Jogi on Thursday wrote a warning
letter to state Congress chief Nandkumar Patel asking him either to field an
appropriate candidate for Jashpur municipal council bypolls or allow him (Jogi)
to put forward a suitable name.
Jogi
is said to be upset with Patel’s negligent attitude towards bypolls for vacant
seat of corporator in Jashpur municipal council slated to be held on May 24. The
seat fell vacant following demise of corporator Shatrunjay Singh Judeo who was son
of Bilaspur MP Dilip Singh Judeo.
Shatrunjay
died two months back. In his letter, Jogi wrote wrong message would go to
public if the party would not field any candidate for the vacant seat. He
reminded that the party had not fielded any candidate even during previous
polls for particular seat against Shatrunjay.
The
party leadership is said to be shocked by Jogi’s letter. The anti-Jogi factions
have deducted an inference that by writing a letter to Patel and making its
public, Jogi had indirectly tried to convey message that the party leadership
was not serious towards civic body bypolls.
According
to Jogi’s opponents, the party always welcomes suggestions and objections but
such things should not be aired in public.
Jogi’s
letter is also seen as an alarm bell for his opponents who know that he would
become more aggressive with nearing polls.
Sources
close to Jogi accept that the former chief minister had specific plans for
elections. After taking trials of robotic legs and throwing a birthday party to
display power, Jogi met party supremo Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to discuss
about his role in polls, said sources.
Even
the party high command acknowledges importance of Jogi in Chhattisgarh and
hence is said to be planning to assign him a challenging task during elections,
they added.
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