Friday, June 28, 2013

Cong candidate, observer submit bypoll report to Mahant

Raipur, June 26, 2013

Congress candidate Mamta Chandrakar, who contested in Keshkal bypoll for post of nagar panchayati president, and party’s election observer Rajesh Tiwari submitted their report on the poll to acting PCC chief Charandas Mahant at New Circuit House on Wednesday.

According to information, the duo had complained against Jogi faction that had fielded independent candidate in the bypoll which held on June 24, 2013. Mahant will soon submit the report to Chhattisgarh Congress incharge BK Hariprasada.

Notably, the party faced embarrassing situation once again when Jogi faction decided to field Saina Memon as independent candidate in the byelection when she was denied official ticket. Subsequently, party MLA Ajit Jogi indirect challenged Mahant win the Keshkal seat for the party by campaigning for the official candidate Mamta Chandrakar. 

Before the bypoll, the party terminated four staunch Jogi supporters for rebelling and working against party’s official candidate. The four were expelled from the primary membership of the party for six years. 

The party was further shocked when Chandrakar alleged that Jogi’s son Amit campaigned against her and the latter filed defamation suit against her. 

While party rebels are confident of Memon’s victory in the bypoll, the party is unable to comprehend how it would utilise sympathy factor in assembly polls if it fails to do so in Keshkal bypoll. 

Mahant, who had categorically announced while assuming PCC chief’s office that he would not tolerate any kind of indiscipline, too is bewildered by the latest development in the party after Keshkal bypoll. 

He said to be soon seeking inputs from Hariprasada and other senior leaders in New Delhi pertaining to this matter.

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