Infighting in Cong percolates down to ward level

While senior original Congressmen are organising themselves to revive the party,the infighting in the Congress has percolated down to the ward level.

While senior original Congressmen are organising themselves to revive the party,the infighting in the Congress has percolated down to the ward level. This affected even the partys New Year Day celebrations at the ward level.

In two city wards of Saijpur and Potalia,the partys get-together functions had to be cancelled for internal bickering. Saijpur ward president Balubhai Parmar has been accused of not consulting senior party workers in planning the event.

Deepak Makwana,an AMC councillor said he was not consulted while sending the letters to the invitees and he was yet to see the invitation cards which carried his name among the hosts.

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Makwana said he will inform the city party president Pankaj Shah about this and request him to take suitable action against those who created problems in party affairs. He said it is a setback to GPCC president Siddharth Patels efforts of reaching out to grassroots workers in towns and villages ahead of civic elections. He said circulation of anti-party leaflets on a large scale in this ward should be taken seriously.

According to Makwana,a similar get-together event was cancelled in Potalia ward also at the last moment. When contacted,city Congress president Pankaj Shah said,The event was postponed because of the demise of the father of the ward committee vice-president. He said there was no problem even in Potalia ward.

Makwana later in the evening called up this newspaper to say that he has nothing to do with the controversy,if at all it was there. I was out of Gujarat on October 31 when the event was to be held. Someone played mischief in my name and I will take up the issue with the seniors in the party, said Makwana.

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