Ahead of the polls, the rift within the Haryana Congress is widening as per reports. Tanwar had alleged of tickets being sold out
Former Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar on Thursday resigned from all posts by writing a letter to interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi. In his letter, Tanwar expressed his displeasure and annoyance by the ticket distribution as many sections were not given tickets.
“I am writing this letter with immense pain to inform you that after due consideration and exhausting all available avenues to get my voice heard, I have not been left with any other option but to resign from the responsibilities you have assigned me as member of various committees for Haryana assembly elections,” read the letter.
“I will, however, continue my duties as a primary member of the Congress party. My voice is an expression of the aspirations of millions of staunch Congress supporters, voters and local leaders of the Congress party,” according to the letter.
On Wednesday too, Tanwar had demonstrated with his supporters outside Sonia Gandhi’s residence. Ahead of the polls, the rift within the Haryana Congress is widening as per reports. Tanwar had alleged of tickets being sold out. Tanwar has been denied the ticket from Sohna, from where Congress has nominated Shamsuddin.
He had said, “I have worked hard for years. The people who joined the party 15 days ago are being given tickets by the party.” Tanwar further alleged that the ticket for Sohna assembly seat was “sold for Rs 5 crore.” The Haryana assembly election is scheduled for October 21, the results of which will be declared on October 24.
The feud between Tanwar and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is well known. Recently, he was removed from the post of state president and Kumari Shailja was given the position.
Haryana unit chief Kumari Selja on Thursday dismissed his claims and said the tickets were allotted as per Central Election Committee (CEC) rules. Terming allegations levelled by Tanwar as completely “false and baseless”, Selja said, “The tickets were distributed as per the process undertaken by the CEC. The names were decided after considering everyone in the party from ground to top level.”
Tanwar said if the ruling BJP can deny tickets to 8-9 sitting MLAs and two ministers then why Congress is giving the ticket to those who have worked for weakening the party
“No criteria or parameter is followed while distributing ticket. There are internal forces within the party that are hell-bent on stopping the grass-root leaders from emerging,” he said.
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