NEW DELHI, March 14 – Under pressure from enraged party workers, the Assam Congress is mulling review of candidates in a few constituencies, even as Guwahati (West) and Sarbhog constituencies are still pending.
Of the eight pending constituencies, the party after a series of deliberations announced the candidates for six Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LACs). G C Langthasa has been selected for Haflong (ST), Rajen Borthakur (Tezpur), Monika Bora (Gohpur), Rejaul Laskar Choudhury (Jamunamukh), Abdur Rashid Mandal (Goalpara (West) and Etuwa Munda (Tingkhong) LACs.
Both Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi and PCC president, Bhubaneswar Kalita left for Assam today after taking part in a series of meetings to finalise the candidates for the remaining eight constituencies. Yesterday, till late in the evening the Chief Minister, Kalita and general secretary in-charge for Assam Digvijay Singh met but failed to finalise the candidates for Guwahati (West) and Sarbhog.
For Guwahati (West) several AICC bigwigs have put their weight behind the high-profile candidates. Aspirants have met the Congress president, political adviser to Congress president, Ahmed Patel, besides other senior leaders lobbying for nomination. Those in the fray included Hemanta Talukdar, who is being backed by PCC president, Dwijendranath Sarma, former AICC secretary, Juri Sarma Bordoloi, Chittaranjan Patowary amongst others.
In case of Sarbhog seat, party is in two minds over fielding Abdus Samad, who was with the AUDF and backed by a powerful State minister in Gogoi’s cabinet, sources said.
Meanwhile, sharp reactions have surfaced over the nomination of candidates, and in what appears to be first of a spate of resignations, three-time Lok Sabha MP, Abdul Hamid has quit the party. Hamid was an aspirant for Bilashipara (East) constituency but was denied nomination.
He faxed his resignation from the primary membership of the party to the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi on Monday.
He told this correspondent that he is planning to contest as an independent candidate from the constituency.
Meanwhile, the Congress is likely to change a few candidates following local pressure. Denial of nomination to president of State Mahila Congress Sarifa Begum has prompted the High Command to intervene and she is now likely to be fielded from Dhing LAC, where Dr Idris Ali was nominated.
The candidate for Jonai (ST) from where Bolin Kuli has been fielded is likely to be replaced by Pradan Barua. He is being backed by both Kalita and Lok Sabha MP Ranee Narah. Similarly, Bhabanipur candidate Dr Manjushree Pathak is likely to be replaced by Phani Talukdar, said sources.
Talking to newsmen, Digvijay Singh said that there may be few changes in the list of candidates but added that those mainly pertained to candidates in the second phase. He added that fresh reports from block and district Congress are being sought.
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Of the eight pending constituencies, the party after a series of deliberations announced the candidates for six Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LACs). G C Langthasa has been selected for Haflong (ST), Rajen Borthakur (Tezpur), Monika Bora (Gohpur), Rejaul Laskar Choudhury (Jamunamukh), Abdur Rashid Mandal (Goalpara (West) and Etuwa Munda (Tingkhong) LACs.
Both Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi and PCC president, Bhubaneswar Kalita left for Assam today after taking part in a series of meetings to finalise the candidates for the remaining eight constituencies. Yesterday, till late in the evening the Chief Minister, Kalita and general secretary in-charge for Assam Digvijay Singh met but failed to finalise the candidates for Guwahati (West) and Sarbhog.
For Guwahati (West) several AICC bigwigs have put their weight behind the high-profile candidates. Aspirants have met the Congress president, political adviser to Congress president, Ahmed Patel, besides other senior leaders lobbying for nomination. Those in the fray included Hemanta Talukdar, who is being backed by PCC president, Dwijendranath Sarma, former AICC secretary, Juri Sarma Bordoloi, Chittaranjan Patowary amongst others.
In case of Sarbhog seat, party is in two minds over fielding Abdus Samad, who was with the AUDF and backed by a powerful State minister in Gogoi’s cabinet, sources said.
Meanwhile, sharp reactions have surfaced over the nomination of candidates, and in what appears to be first of a spate of resignations, three-time Lok Sabha MP, Abdul Hamid has quit the party. Hamid was an aspirant for Bilashipara (East) constituency but was denied nomination.
He faxed his resignation from the primary membership of the party to the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi on Monday.
He told this correspondent that he is planning to contest as an independent candidate from the constituency.
Meanwhile, the Congress is likely to change a few candidates following local pressure. Denial of nomination to president of State Mahila Congress Sarifa Begum has prompted the High Command to intervene and she is now likely to be fielded from Dhing LAC, where Dr Idris Ali was nominated.
The candidate for Jonai (ST) from where Bolin Kuli has been fielded is likely to be replaced by Pradan Barua. He is being backed by both Kalita and Lok Sabha MP Ranee Narah. Similarly, Bhabanipur candidate Dr Manjushree Pathak is likely to be replaced by Phani Talukdar, said sources.
Talking to newsmen, Digvijay Singh said that there may be few changes in the list of candidates but added that those mainly pertained to candidates in the second phase. He added that fresh reports from block and district Congress are being sought.
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