- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
INDIA
Cricketer-turned-politician Mohammad Azharuddin faces opposition from Congress workers
Updated : Mar 20, 2014, 11:44 AM IST
 "Mohammad-Azharuddin")
TRENDING NOW
)
Pakistan quietly beats India in 8 areas, becomes number 1 in the world in...
)
After IAS officers Tina Dabi and Smita Sabharwal, marksheet of CBSE class 12 topper Keshav Bhatia goes viral, check his scores in different subjects
)
Regena Cassandrra reacts to box office failure of Kesari Chapter 2: 'This would affect Akshay Kumar' | Exclusive
)
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma reveals why she cut out sugar, milk, and bread from her diet
)
This actor forcibly kissed 15-year-old actress, left her traumatised, in tears, then laughed while justifying the act; he is...
)
Agra to Mumbai in just 10 hours: New Vande Bharat Sleeper Train to cut travel time between these two cities, check distance, stoppages, ticket price
)
In a first, EAM Jaishankar holds talks with Taliban minister, welcomes Kabul for condemning Pahalgam terror attack, here's all you need to know
)
After IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, class 12th marksheet of CBSE topper Savi Jain goes viral, check her scores in different subjects
)
Madhuri Dixit's billionaire husband Shriram Madhav Nene owns many luxury cars: Here's a look at his net worth, car collection
)
Dharmendra's lucky shirt that made him star, he wore it from 1968 to 1970, did 3 films in it, all became blockbusters, they were...
)
Amid India-Pakistan tension, Priyanka Chopra gets brutally trolled for old clip of Quantico showing Hindu as..: 'Yeh bhi anti-national nikli'
)
Meet woman, Indian CEO who over-shadowed Kiara Advani, Isha Ambani at Met Gala 2025; is Harvard, MIT graduate, she is from...
)
Forgotten Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos-482 returns to Earth after five decades, it was stuck in Earth orbit due to...
)
Meet woman, first cleared NEET, prepared for UPSC while working night shift at hospital, passed exam with AIR...
)
Elvish Yadav says wife of Navy officer killed in Pahalgam terror attack is his friend: 'Hum log saath...'
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, the Congress candidate from Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency, is facing opposition from party workers who are holding demonstrations and demanding the ticket be given to a local party worker.
Some of the party workers burnt posters in Tonk and held demonstrations at Patel Circle on Wednesday.
Similar opposition to Azharuddin's candidature has been reported from areas like Malpura and Sawai Madhopur.
"There is no dearth of good local candidates including Muslims in our area. We don't want any outsider to be imposed on us," said Naimuddin, a Congress worker.
He demanded that the party should reconsider its decision and give ticket to a local candidate.
"The party workers are feeling let down and there is no enthusiasm. If the ticket is offered to a local candidate then the workers will work for the victory of the candidate," said another party worker.
A party worker said: "We don't want any parachute candidate. It will be really difficult for us to give our 100 percent in the case of Azhar."
Azharuddin had contested last Lok Sabha polls in 2009 from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Despite these oppositions, Azhar is confident of returning to parliament for a second term.
"I was happy serving the Moradabad constituency and now the party wants me to shift to Sawai Madhopur and I am prepared for the long haul," Azharuddin had told IANS.
"Gratitude to the Congress Party for choosing me, I dedicate myself to serving the people of Tonk-Sawai Madhopur," he had tweeted.
Tonk-Sawai Madhopur has large number of minority voters. It also has good number of Gujjar and Meena community voters.
