Jogi effect: Two file nomination from Cong for Jashpur bypolls

Raipur, May 10, 2013

A day after Senior Congress legislator Ajit Jogi wrote a letter to PCC president Nandkumar Patel regarding fielding of candidate in Jashpur bypolls, the party instantly came into action and picked two names for vacant seat of corporator in BJP stronghold region. According to information, the two candidates have filed nomination papers on Friday. 

The state leadership has assigned the task of finalising party’s official candidate to deputy CLP leader Rampukar Singh. The corporator’s seat in Jashpur municipal council fell vacant following death of Bilaspur MP Dilip Singh Judeo’s son Shatrunjay. This time, the BJP has put Judeo’s younger son Prabal Pratap in fray. Prabal Pratap was working in USA. After his brother’s death he returned home and announced to enter in politics. Presently, all the seats of Jashpur municipal council belong to BJP. 

According to information, Jogi wants to field strong candidate for the vacant corporator seat. Hence, when Congress delayed in announcing its candidate’s name, he wrote a letter to Patel. He categorically said that either the party promptly announce the name of the candidate or allow him to do the job.

Shocked by Jogi’s letter, when Patel inquired about delay in candidate finalisation from DCC Jashpur president Arti Singh (daughter of deputy CLP leader Rampukar Singh), she told that she had given information about vacant seat to party general secretary and Raigarh Lok Sabha incharge Bhupesh Baghel much earlier and delay was from his side. 

It is learnt that Baghel ignored Arti Singh’s information as he was busy in attacking chief minister Raman Singh on Pushp Steel case by writing letters CBI, Election Commission of India and chief secretary of state. 

Comprehending the situation, Patel instantly talked to Rampukar Singh and asked him to pick two candidates to file nomination papers. Eventually, Kiran Singh and Urmila Bhagat filed nominations from Congress in presence of Arti Singh and other party leaders from Raigarh and Jashpur. The party will announce that candidate as official whose nomination papers would be found correct by the returning officer.