The Congress will field 27% OBC candidates in the upcoming local body elections in Madhya Pradesh, the party announced on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court asked the state election commission to conduct civil and panchayat elections for MPs without the OBC quota. ordered.
The party said that the OBC candidates will also lead the party in the Lok Sabha and assembly election campaigns. Sources said the party has agreed to it internally and will discuss it in a meeting to be chaired by Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Kamal Nath on Wednesday evening.
Shivraj Sarkar in the grip of fire
Increasing pressure on the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, former minister Kamleshwar Patel has advised the state to convene a special session of the assembly to pass a resolution on the OBC quota and send it to the Center for amendment in the constitution.
Amid BJP’s attack on Congress that Congress is anti-OBC, senior Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma said that they are ready to present an affidavit in court in support of OBC quota if the ruling BJP wants them to do so.
Senior minister Bhupendra Singh said his government would fight till the end to ensure OBC quota in local body elections, but rejected the Congress’ suggestion for a special assembly session. Singh said the top leadership has been apprised of the matter and legal opinion is being sought.
Chief Minister canceled his foreign trip
In the wake of the OBC issue, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has canceled his visit to Germany, the US and the UK, which was to start from May 14, to attract investments.
The Madhya Pradesh government had planned an investment promotion meeting in New York and London between May 15-20, 2022. The event generated tremendous interest from several prominent investors. – Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) 11 May 2022
Chouhan tweeted, the state government has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the interest of backward classes.
Elections will end by June 30: Second
Following the directions of the apex court to conduct municipal and panchayat elections in the state, the state election commission held a meeting in Bhopal on Wednesday. SEC chief BP Singh told the media that both the elections would be called by June 30.
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