After the protest against local MP Pawan Kumar Bansal by local Congress leaders, five more ticket aspirants have submitted their applications to get party’s ticket from Chandigarh constituency seat for upcoming lok Sabha polls.
While local MP Bansal is already in the race to get party’s ticket, Congress leaders namely president district Congress Committee urban I HS lucky, former senior deputy Mayor Bhupinder Singh Badheri, former councilor Chander Mukhi Sharma, Chaman lal Sharma and Kewal Ram have now submitted their applications to get ticket to contest 2014 general elections from Chandigarh seat.
Following protest by some Congress leaders on Monday against recommending only Bansal’s name for the ticket, the party had announced to receive applications for ticket aspirants till January 29.
Congress Chandigarh President, BB Bhel while talking to The Pioneer said, “There are six aspirants to get party’s ticket to contest in the upcoming elections.
Now, a meeting of Congress election committee will be called to decide names for the candidature and would be sent to party high command for final decision. He said, “We will shortly convene the meeting of Chandigarh Congress election committee.”
Notably, several Congress leaders including city president DCC urban I, HS lucky had on Monday demanded that the local MP Bansal should not be given ticket from the city this time.
They had met Congress incharge for Chandigarh affairs, Shakeel Ahmad, ahead of city Congress election committee held on Monday. About 40 leaders led by lucky had also alleged that the city election committee is secretly working and Bansal’s name is being recommended without apprising and discussing with others.
Following their protest, it was decided that the ticket aspirants may send their names to the city Congress election committee by January 29. later, Behl had also issued directions that those eyeing the party ticket for the Chandigarh lok Sabha seat would have to deposit a demand draft for Rs 10,000 along with their application forms.