But local Congress leaders are almost one in not wanting Kalmadi back. This issue figured at the Congress Bhavan meeting on Friday with several speakers openly opposing Kalmadi's plan to return to the party. It is learnt that local Congress leaders have decided to make their feelings known to State Congress chief Prataprao Bhosale.

What is upsetting them more is that if Kalmadi were to return, he would again start dominating the party. The feeling in the party rank and file is that ``gaddars'' (traitors) should not be entertained at all. Yet many realise that in the given scenario, the Congress leadership may have no option but to admit Kalmadi. Because he alone, concede Congress workers, can take on the Pawar camp in Pune.

3 killed, 8 hurt as jeep-tempo collide
Three persons were killed and eight injured in a mishap on the Pune-Nagar highway early Friday morning. The accident occurred near Archana dhaba at Shikrapur around 4 am when a Tata Sumo jeep coming from Shirur to Pune collided with a tempo.

Jeep driver Javed Patel was killed on the spot along with another passenger, Rajaram Jairam Jadhav. The nine passengers were rushed to Sassoon hospital.

According to hospital authorities, three of the seriously injured were moved to Ruby Hall Clinic. Six of the injured were allowed to go after first aid. One of the injured, Shankar Rambhau Jadhav, succumbed to his injuries around 11 am. All passengers of the jeep were resident of Lonawadi in Nashik district.

A case of negligent driving has been registered by the Shikrapur police but were yet to make any arrests till late evening.