Allahabad: Revolt in city Congress as BJP turncoat gets ticket

ALLAHABAD: Sunday got here with its percentage of surprises for Congress participants when hours after the birthday party introduced former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Vijay Mishra its mayoral nominee from Allahabad, its town chief Upendra Singh resigned from his publish.

Mishra had contested the 2006 municipal elections on a BJP price ticket but misplaced out to Congress nominee Chaudhary Jitendra Nath Singh. Irked over the announcement, president of the City Congress Committee Upendra Singh despatched his resignation to UP Congress Committee chief Raj Babbar.

In his letter despatched to Babbar, Upendra wrote, "City Congress Committee had sent the party a list of committed workers but instead of offering a ticket to a loyalist and a dedicated party worker, preference was given to a turncoat who has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for long."

Singh additionally stated that birthday party must have honoured the feelings of the birthday party's outdated and dedicated workers. He alleged that Congress gave the price ticket for the mayoral seat to a BJP turncoat after giving in to the power fastened by means of a former MLA and district president. Singh , however, did not disclose the names of the ex-MLA or the district president in his letter.

"This move seems to be associated with financial corruption," he alleged. Singh added that the verdict to provide a price ticket to a BJP turncoat, could affect Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's challenge as well.

However, Singh stated that even though he has resigned from the publish of the president of the City Congress Committee, he would nonetheless be working for birthday party.

Meanwhile, the announcement about Mishra's candidature left many Congress leaders and workers surprised.

Congress spokesperson Kishore Varshney stated, "Mishra would give a tough challenge to candidates of parties like BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party given his rapport with the masses and ample political experience."

Varsheny additionally stated Mishra's candidature would help Congress to win in more wards of the Allahabad South area as Mishra has been working for the locals for a very long time. The Congress spokesperson additionally stated the birthday party has additionally introduced the checklist of candidates for the corporator elections.

He added that Mishra had joined Congress on November 1 and that Mishra's induction into the birthday party would help it protected extra votes within the Allahabad south and Allahabad north meeting constituencies.

Insiders advised TOI that Mishra , who had served in BJP for greater than a decade and is known as a distinguished Brahmin leader of the city, has a excellent rapport with buyers as well. The announcement about Mishra being chosen as the birthday party's mayoral candidate would help Congress woo Brahmins as well.

Senior Congress leader Javed Urfi stated "The party would be contesting the municipal polls under a planned strategy and the indiscipline among party workers would not be tolerated." He additionally stated that Mishra's title were finalised by means of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee leadership.