Maximum PCC chiefs backing Kharge, says Tharoor

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NEW DELHI: Forward of the Congress Presidential elections, Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor fired every other salvo at his fighters alleging that he’s going through ‘differential remedy’ from one of the crucial state chiefs all through his campaigning.

The AICC presidential election, which is happening after a protracted hole of over 20 years, is scheduled for October 17. Tharoor, who’s within the capital to hunt votes from Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), additionally reiterated his declare of an ‘asymmetric enjoying box’ within the celebration’s interior elections.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who’s pitted in opposition to senior chief Mallikarjun Kharge, lamented that a number of PCC chiefs and senior leaders weren’t to be had all through his visits to these states. “Some PCC chiefs even had conferences in Kharge’s favour and it disturbed the extent enjoying box,” he mentioned.

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Not too long ago, Tharoor overtly spoke about how senior leaders have been conspicuously lacking all through his campaigning in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Many senior leaders in Kerala — the house turf of Tharoor — together with former Union Minister A Okay Antony, KPCC President Okay Sudhakaran, and previous Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala have spoken in favour of Kharge. Chennithala has been accompanying Kharge to a few states for campaigning too.

Tharoor had additionally raised proceedings with the central election authority Madhusudan Mistry referring to ballot code violations mentioning the endorsement of Kharge through a number of PCC chiefs for the president submit. The CEC, ultimate week, had issued strict pointers barring Congress administrative center bearers from campaigning in favour of any applicants. 

Tharoor additionally mentioned that he was once not able to fulfill many delegates as their touch main points have been ‘lacking’ from the checklist. “There have been incomplete touch main points within the checklist of delegates that we won. Some lists had names however no touch numbers, some had names however no right kind deal with,” he mentioned.

In an interview with this paper, Tharoor mentioned that the touch main points of simplest 10 in keeping with cent out of 9,000 delegates have been to be had to him.

Alternatively, he mentioned that he didn’t blame someone because the election is being held after 22 years. Responding to Tharoor’s remarks, Kharge reiterated that there was once no distinction between them.

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“We’re brothers. Any individual can discuss in a distinct approach, I will do it differently,” he mentioned.

In the meantime, every other chief, who was once part of ginger team referred to as G-23, and supported Kharge’s candidature, advised this paper that Tharoor was once looking to consolidate his political capital thru this marketing campaign. The chief additionally claimed that as an alternative of contacting citizens, Tharoor has been protecting public conferences and occasions to additional his recognition.

Tharoor was once a part of the G-23 team, which sought deep reforms within the celebration. Maximum of Tharoor’s colleagues within the team, together with Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan, and Manish Tewari have recommended Kharge’s candidature.

NEW DELHI: Forward of the Congress Presidential elections, Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor fired every other salvo at his fighters alleging that he’s going through ‘differential remedy’ from one of the crucial state chiefs all through his campaigning.

The AICC presidential election, which is happening after a protracted hole of over 20 years, is scheduled for October 17. Tharoor, who’s within the capital to hunt votes from Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), additionally reiterated his declare of an ‘asymmetric enjoying box’ within the celebration’s interior elections.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who’s pitted in opposition to senior chief Mallikarjun Kharge, lamented that a number of PCC chiefs and senior leaders weren’t to be had all through his visits to these states. “Some PCC chiefs even had conferences in Kharge’s favour and it disturbed the extent enjoying box,” he mentioned.

ALSO READ | Will revive CWC elections, parliamentary board if I am Congress president: Tharoor

Not too long ago, Tharoor overtly spoke about how senior leaders have been conspicuously lacking all through his campaigning in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Many senior leaders in Kerala — the house turf of Tharoor — together with former Union Minister A Okay Antony, KPCC President Okay Sudhakaran, and previous Opposition chief Ramesh Chennithala have spoken in favour of Kharge. Chennithala has been accompanying Kharge to a few states for campaigning too.

Tharoor had additionally raised proceedings with the central election authority Madhusudan Mistry referring to ballot code violations mentioning the endorsement of Kharge through a number of PCC chiefs for the president submit. The CEC, ultimate week, had issued strict pointers barring Congress administrative center bearers from campaigning in favour of any applicants. 

Tharoor additionally mentioned that he was once not able to fulfill many delegates as their touch main points have been ‘lacking’ from the checklist. “There have been incomplete touch main points within the checklist of delegates that we won. Some lists had names however no touch numbers, some had names however no right kind deal with,” he mentioned.

In an interview with this paper, Tharoor mentioned that the touch main points of simplest 10 in keeping with cent out of 9,000 delegates have been to be had to him.

Alternatively, he mentioned that he didn’t blame someone because the election is being held after 22 years. Responding to Tharoor’s remarks, Kharge reiterated that there was once no distinction between them.

ALSO READ | Amid Congress president ballot, Shashi Tharoor’s identify proposed for Area panel

“We’re brothers. Any individual can discuss in a distinct approach, I will do it differently,” he mentioned.

In the meantime, every other chief, who was once part of ginger team referred to as G-23, and supported Kharge’s candidature, advised this paper that Tharoor was once looking to consolidate his political capital thru this marketing campaign. The chief additionally claimed that as an alternative of contacting citizens, Tharoor has been protecting public conferences and occasions to additional his recognition.

Tharoor was once a part of the G-23 team, which sought deep reforms within the celebration. Maximum of Tharoor’s colleagues within the team, together with Anand Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan, and Manish Tewari have recommended Kharge’s candidature.