Decision on the issues of changing constituencies of the Congress MlAs and fielding mayors in the election would be taken in the screening committee meeting on September 27. According to sources, one name panel of all 90 seats would be prepared in this meeting.
Discussion on candidates of all the 90 seats of the State was held in the meeting of the screening committee on Sunday last.
In that meeting consensus was reached on the candidature of about 25 MlAs, seven leaders who were defeated with less margin of votes and kin of three leaders who were killed in the Jirim Ghati naxalite attack – Umesh Patel son of late Nandkumar Patel, Devti Karma wife of late Mahendra Karma and Alka Mudaliyar wife of late Uday Mudaliyar.
The sources said that decision could not be taken in changing the seats of MlAs.Seven MlAs, including Mohammad Akbar, Pratima Chandrakar, Tamradwaj Sahu, Rudrakumar Guru, Shiv Dahariya and Ramdev Ram, were interested in changing their constituency. State president Dr Charandas Mahant and leader of the opposition Ravindra Choubey had given their approval on it, but the screening committee members have not given their consensus, the sources added.
It is said that a final decision it would be taken in the screening committee meeting on September 27. In the meeting, emphasis would be given to make one-name panel. Though the meeting of the screening committee could not be held on Monday, but AICC treasurer Motilal Vora, State president Dr Charandas Mahant and leader of the opposition Ravindra Choubey had discussed the issue.
State in-charge of the party, Hariprasad was also present
in the meeting.
According to the sources, discussion would also be
held in the meeting on fielding mayors in the election. Raipur mayor Dr Kiranmayee Nayak, Bilaspur mayor Vani Rao and Nandgaon mayor Naresh Dakliya wanted to fight the election.
The names of Nayak and Rao were in the lists of Raipur and Bilaspur also, but the name of Dakliya is not in the list.