Congress kicks out 2 dissidents
The
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee has suspended two of its dissident
leaders Dr Hemang Vasavda and Jayant Patel Boski for defecting the party
and joining hands with the NCP to contest the Assembly elections. "The
duo has been suspended from Congress for six years," informed GPCC
spokesperson Hasmukh Patel while addressing a press conference here
on Wednesday.
Dr Hemang Vasavda quit Congress and joined the NCP to contest Assembly
election from Rajkot-II constituency, while Jayant Patel Boski has joined
hands with the NCP to contest from Sarsa. Even if the duo withdraws
its nomination on Thursday, the party will not take them back, Mr Patel
said.
Warning other 11 dissidents, including four MLAs, who have filed nominations
as independent candidates, the party has asked them to withdraw their
nominations by Thursday, which is the last day of withdrawing nomination
forms.
"The party has tried to convince them to withdraw their candidature
as independent candidates against Congress candidates of the constituencies
concerned lest they want to be suspended from the party," the spokesperson
said. Four of the dissidents are Congress MLAs Ishwar Vahiya of Mahua,
Pratap Gamit of Vyara, Bachu Kishori of Limdi and Kuvarji Harpatis of
Songadh, Mr Patel informed. Meanwhile, one Congress dissident Jorubha
Chauhan withdrew his nomination on Wednesday.
