To spearhead his poll campaign and to checkmate the pressure exerted by his detractors, acting president of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Charandas Mahant has sought help of former Congress MlAs and other senior leaders urging them to not only keep the party flock together but also play major role in bring the party fortune back on track in the ensuing poll.
According to party release, an important meeting of former Congress MlAs were held in the Congress Bhawan Friday which was attended by Mahant, Congress legislature party leader Ravindra Choubey, CGPCC programme coordinator Bhupesh Baghel, party general secretary Subhash Sharma, former ministers and MlAs.
The 32 former party MlAs who attended the meeting included former minister and former MlA of Dongargarh Dhanesh Patila, former MlA of Mungeli Durgavati Patle, former MlA of Masturi Dev Prakash Madhukar, former MlA of Bhatapara Radheshyam Sharma, former MlA of Champa Motilal Devangan, former MlA of Premnagar constituency Tuleshwar Singh, former
MlA of Manendragarh Gulab Singh, former MlA of Sipat Arun Tiwari, former MlA of Akaltara Dhirendra Singh and others. All the veterans unanimously offered their backing to Mahant promising him to execute what ever responsibility they are assigned to by the party leadership. They expressed happiness over the party leadership expressing faith in them again after Mahant took over the party rein in Chhattisgarh.Addressing the veterans Mahant called on them to help him maintaining unity in the party and declared that he personally has no any grouping in the state unit. Instead who ever believes in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, he is standing with him. Ravindra Choubey urged the former party MlAs not only to play active role in increasing the strength of the party but also play important role in party’s poll campaign.