The Facebook is once again in the limelight as the ticket aspiring Congress leaders for urban bodies’ elections in Madhya Pradesh are seeking public support through this social site for getting party ticket.
With the onset of local body elections in the State candidates willing to get tickets form Congress party are using social networking site for referendum in their favour. It is expected that aspirants from other political parties might also join the efforts in coming days.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) spokesperson Deepti Singh in her post at social networking site Facebook on Monday sought to know as who should be the mayoral candidate of the Congress from Bhopal who could register victory.
Deepti, a strong contender for the Bhopal mayor, further said in her post, “please give your suggestions boldly because your suggestions are precious for guidance.”
Almost similar is the post of former MPCC spokesman Sajid Qureshi who has sought public opinion over the chairman of the Sheopur Municipality. Qureshi in his post at Facebook on Sunday asked how the Congress could register victory in Sheopur Municipality elections. The post further says, “You should give your suggestions without any hesitation boldly as it matters a lot for the party.”
Deepti while talking to ‘The Pioneer’ over the issue said, “I am taking public opinion on my own and it is not exactly for my candidature also, but if something in my favour comes out through this than it would for sure help me in pressing my candidature for the post of Bhopal mayor.” Deepti further said that if her Facebook post attracts heavy response in her favour then she is sure that it would consolidate her candidature.
Qureshi said, “I am not pressing for my candidature but being a sepoy of Congress I wish that the party should come in power that is why taking public opinion so that party leadership could be informed with public sentiments before it finalizes candidate.”
Though only the time would tell that how successful these self conducted referendums would be but the smart leaders posing ahead of their competitors within their party’s have played their cards and are also asking their followers to post comments on their posts so that pressure could be build on the party leadership for getting ticket from the seat of their choice.
By the timing of filing this report the post of Deepti attracted about 100 comments most of them in support of her candidature similarly Qureshi’s post also attracted above five dozen comments with same sentiments wishing him to be the party candidate. The local body elections in the state are scheduled in next month.