Congress proposes to area Sudhakaran towards Pinarayi

Express News Service
KOCHI: With only one extra day left for submitting of nomination papers, Congress continues to be grappling with disputes on seat allocation in two seats — Irikkur and Elathur — and but to discover a candidate to be fielded towards Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Dharmadom. State Congress president Mullappally Ramachandran stated they’ve proposed to the excessive command to contemplate get together state working president Ok Sudhakaran, MP, for Dharmadom and a choice is anticipated by Thursday.

However, the revolt, which broke out within the get together in Irikkur after the title of Sajeev Joseph, state Congress  basic secretary, was introduced, continues to be persevering with even after the a number of hours of dialogue held by UDF convener M M Hassan and sitting MLA Ok C Joseph with the disgruntled leaders in Kannur on Wednesday. 

Sony Sebastian, former state Congress basic secretary and high ‘A’ faction chief in Kannur district, is spearheading the dissident actions. In a bid to settle the dispute, senior chief Oommen Chandy will meet the leaders who’re on the warpath quickly. 

“Though Hassan told the leaders to withdraw from the protest considering the Congress high command’s decision, the workers asked him to convey their feelings to the national leadership,” stated a celebration chief. Besides Sony Sebastian, who just lately resigned from the final secretary put up, Ok V Philomina, M P Murali and Chandran Thillankeri, who all give up the KPCC secretary put up, and P T Mathew, UDF district chairman, took half within the talks with Hassan and Joseph.

The scenario is just not totally different in Elathur, the place native Congress leaders declared the candidature of U V Dinesh Mani, state Congress government member and former president of Chelannur block panchayat, on Wednesday. Protests have erupted towards the choice to allocate the seat to NCK launched by Mani C Kappan, MLA, after parting methods with NCP and becoming a member of UDF. The leaders stated Dinesh Mani will file his nomination papers on Thursday. 

Elathur was the second seat allotted to NCK after Pala. However, M Ok Raghavan, MP, has despatched a letter to the Congress excessive command demanding the seat for the get together as NCK has no presence within the constituency, the place UDF can register a victory towards Transport Minister and sitting MLA A Ok Saseendran. The NCK has fielded Sulfikkar Mayoori, a businessman based mostly in Alappuzha, within the seat however he couldn’t begin electioneering but as a result of protests. 

The native leaders have conveyed their demand to P V Mohanan, AICC secretary, when he arrived in Elathur. According to the leaders, Congress has good prospects this time as there are widespread allegations towards Saseendran.