Jolt for Congress in Maharashtra as Nirupam said he will not Campaign 

Mumbai: In a pre-poll jolt for the Congress in Maharashtra, senior party leader Sanjay Nirupam declared on Thursday that he will “not a campaign” in the October 21 Assembly elections. The former Mumbai Congress chief and three-time MP’s decision came after the party rejected his plea for nominating at least one Muslim or minority candidate from each district in the state. “For Mumbai, I had recommended only one name of a potential winner Muslim candidate from Versova, but that has been rejected without assigning reasons. This means the party has no need for me. I shall sit at home during elections,” a jilted Nirupam told.

However, former minister and senior Congress leader Naseem Khan has filed his nomination from the Chandivali assembly seat on Thursday after putting up a huge show of strength. The development came just a day after the party’s former Haryana chief Ashok Tanwar staged a protest along with his supporters outside the residence of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, alleging that election tickets were being sold. Shortly after Nirupam’s announcement, speculation was rife in political circles that he would walk over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and contest from Borivali assembly seat, but he declined to comment on this. (IANS)

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