Infighting in Cong comes to the fore at Screening Committee meet

As AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh and his aide Kantilal Bhuria decided to come out in open over ticket distribution, things have heated up within the Congress party.

Congress election campaign head Jyotiraditya Scindia who till now was having smooth sailing, has tough situation in his hand. Bhuria called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday for apprising her on the situation ahead of announcement of candidates' lists and later on, also held meeting with election campaign coordinator Kamal Nath.

Scindia-Nath and Bhuria are having differences of opinion on choice of candidates on several seats across the state.  Ex-chief minister Digvijay Singh and his camp had kept itself away from the selection of candidates for assembly elections till later stages. Eventually, Singh camp decided to make its presence felt as duo of Scindia-Kamal Nath attained dominating position in ticket distribution.

Singh recently has expressed his displeasure to the party high command on selection of candidates in more than two dozen seats.

Singh's close associate and party state head Kantilal Bhuria foll owed suit on Tuesday when he had heated argument with Scindia over ticket distribution in his hometown--Jhabua.

Scindia who reached the screening committee meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, started pushing names of his choice for Jhabua. This enraged Bhuria who wanted names of his choice in his hometown.

The argument reportedly turned so intense that Bhuria walked out with angry outburst that if his advice is not needed, then the committee should distribute tickets on its own and fight elections without him.