11-09-2008, 11:51 PM
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Bangalore, Nov. 8: After the âcash for Assembly ticketsâ controversy in Karnataka, the Congress is now facing the charge that even the posts of the president and working president in the state unit, filled last month, were fixed.
According to a few old timers in the faction-ridden Congress, Mr RV Deshpande and Mr DK Shivkumar, president and working president of the state unit respectively, owe their posts to the powerful Maharashtra lobby in Delhi and Mumbai.
The Congress functionaries also told The Statesman that Mr Despande and Mr Shivkumar were close to Union ministers Mr Sharad Pawar and Mr Praful Patel, in addition to Maharashtra chief minister Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh. All this helped the two state leaders bag the coveted posts as the powerful lobby used its influence with the powers that be in the Congress party in Delhi.This apart, nearly five years ago Mr Shivkumar had helped Maharashtra Congress when the state was facing a political crisis. He had hosted the party's MLAs in a resort in the IT capital, even if only to prevent them from crossing over to the Opposition.
<b>Congressmen here are also urging AICCâs disciplinary committee to summon other Karnataka leaders, apart from Ms Margaret Alva, for questioning. Their list includes former chief ministers Mr SM Krishna and Mr Dharam Singh, Mr Veerappa Moily, Mr Oscar Fernandes, Mr Hari Prasad and Mr Mallikarjun Kharge. SNS</b>
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Last GE election, Queen Sonia used to scream corrupt corrupt in every rally refering to NDA, somebody do say on Sonia face Corrupt Corrupt.
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Bangalore, Nov. 8: After the âcash for Assembly ticketsâ controversy in Karnataka, the Congress is now facing the charge that even the posts of the president and working president in the state unit, filled last month, were fixed.
According to a few old timers in the faction-ridden Congress, Mr RV Deshpande and Mr DK Shivkumar, president and working president of the state unit respectively, owe their posts to the powerful Maharashtra lobby in Delhi and Mumbai.
The Congress functionaries also told The Statesman that Mr Despande and Mr Shivkumar were close to Union ministers Mr Sharad Pawar and Mr Praful Patel, in addition to Maharashtra chief minister Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh. All this helped the two state leaders bag the coveted posts as the powerful lobby used its influence with the powers that be in the Congress party in Delhi.This apart, nearly five years ago Mr Shivkumar had helped Maharashtra Congress when the state was facing a political crisis. He had hosted the party's MLAs in a resort in the IT capital, even if only to prevent them from crossing over to the Opposition.
<b>Congressmen here are also urging AICCâs disciplinary committee to summon other Karnataka leaders, apart from Ms Margaret Alva, for questioning. Their list includes former chief ministers Mr SM Krishna and Mr Dharam Singh, Mr Veerappa Moily, Mr Oscar Fernandes, Mr Hari Prasad and Mr Mallikarjun Kharge. SNS</b>
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Last GE election, Queen Sonia used to scream corrupt corrupt in every rally refering to NDA, somebody do say on Sonia face Corrupt Corrupt.