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| Reputation to determine Congress tickets | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 26: Former Congress Ministers, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, came in for sharp criticism from the party leaders and office bearers during the 10-hour long meeting convened by the PCC Chief, Prof. Saif- ud-Din Soz, here yesterday.
Party sources said today that number of Congress leaders, while airing their anger against the role of the former ministers, informed the PCC leadership and the AICC General Secretary, Prithvi Raj Chavan that the anger of people in the Jammu region over the Amarnath land row was not against the Congress party but against the former party ministers. They said that a large number of people in Jammu had later realized that the restoration of land to the Shrine Board was the result of pressure mounted by the congress young ‘Turks’ on the party high command and central ministers.
During the discussion the party leaders demanded that those ministers whose performance had been poor, especially those who invited peoples’ wrath during the agitation, should not be given the Congress mandate. Instead fresh faces should be fielded especially those whose track record has been good.
Another demand was that those party leaders, including former ministers and MLAs whose name had figured in the Srinagar sex scam, be not given the party ticket. Some Congress leaders suggested that those party men who had lost the previous elections twice should not be considered for the party ticket.
Though the PCC Chief and Prithvi Raj Chavan pleaded for unity among the party leaders indications are that the young Turks had started isolating some of the old guards including Mangat Ram Sharma and G. S. Charak.
During the discussion one thing became clear that the Congressmen have been asked to get ready for the election. The Congress leaders who had attended the meeting were given an impression that the schedule for the next election was likely to be announced during the first week of next month. At the same time a section of party leaders also voiced their concern and sought delay in Assembly polls. These Congress leaders argued that in some constituencies the public anger was still very vocal and it would not be prudent to hold the polls as per the schedule. |
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