Senior party leader Madhusudan Mistry said on Saturday that anyone who wants to file nomination for the post of Congress President will be able to see the list of over 9,000 delegates at the AICC’s Central Election Authority office from September 20. The announcement came after five MPs wrote a letter to Mistry, expressing their inability to see who is allowed to vote and nominate which of the delegates.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was among the five MPs who wrote the letter to Mistry, said he sought to end the “controversy” that arose after the “malicious leak” of the letter to Mistry with the head of the party’s Central Election Authority. Had talked. , He insisted that he was seeking clarification, not confrontation, and also attached Mistry’s letter to his tweet.
In his letter, Mistry said that if one wishes to receive nominations from 10 supporters from different states, the list of all over 9,000 delegates will be available from September 20 (11 am to 6 pm) at his office in AICC, Delhi. . Mistry, in his reply to Lok Sabha members Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Karti Chidambaram, Pradyut Bordoloi and Abdul, said they can file their nominations on September 24. Khaliq, who wrote it.
In a joint letter to Mistry on September 6, the five MPs had expressed concern about “transparency and fairness” in the election to the party’s top post and demanded that the list of PCC representatives forming the electoral college be made available to them. All voters and potential candidates. He had said that this list should be made available so that it can be verified who is entitled to nominate a candidate and who is entitled to vote.
“I spoke to @incIndia chief Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry ji to put an end to the unwarranted controversy that arose after the malicious leak of a private letter from 5 MPs this morning,” Tharoor said in a tweet on Saturday. Were seeking clarification, not an explanation. Confrontation,” he said.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP said he was glad that this clarification came in the form of a positive reply to his letter. “In view of these assurances, I am satisfied. Many people will be happy to go ahead with the election process which I think will strengthen the party,” he said.
Chidambaram tweeted, “As a signatory of the letter along with my parliamentary colleagues, I am satisfied with the reply of Mistry ji and I support the sentiments of my senior colleague Shashi Tharoor.” In his reply to the five MPs, Mistry said he notes their concern and appreciates their intention to strengthen the party and conduct free, fair and transparent elections for the Congress president. Mistry said that the first way for any representative to file nomination for the Congress President’s election is that they can see the names of 10 representatives of their state in the Pradesh Congress Committee office.
Names and numbers are available in the state list. He said that a nomination signed by 10 supporters would be sufficient for the validity of the nomination. “For the first time, we are also issuing QR code based identity cards to all representatives of 28 states and nine union territories which have Congress committees.
Those who want to file nominations, they should check whether they have a representative ID card available with them,” Congress President Mistry said.
“This should address the concerns of anyone regarding the process of filing nominations without knowing the names of the representatives. “After signing the nomination and handing it over to the Chief Returning Officer, they will get the complete list of representatives,” he said. Said, “I hope this meets the needs of you and the other colleagues who signed the letter. I express my gratitude for calling up Shashi ji and talking to me on the same,” Mistry said in his letter.
Earlier in their letter, the five MPs had said, “If the CEA (Central Election Authority) has any concerns regarding the public release of the electoral rolls, it should securely share this information with all voters and potential public.” A mechanism should be put in place to share with the candidates.” The MPs, in their letter to Mistry, had said that voters and candidates cannot be expected to visit all 28 Pradesh Congress Committees (PCCs) and units of nine Union Territories across the country for verification of electoral rolls.
Tharoor and Tiwari were among a group of 23 leaders who wrote to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in 2020 demanding organizational change. It is being told that Tharoor is considering contesting for the post of party president. The notification for the election of Congress President will be out on September 22 and the process of filing nominations will be held from September 24 to September 30. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8 and if required, the election will be held on October 2. 17 October. The results will come on October 19.
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