Even Congress wants Governor to go
Vijay Deo Jha Ranchi February 7, 2009
In the weeks gone—after the imposition of the President’s rule it has become apparent that Governor Syed Sibte Razi and the leaders of the state Congress, haven’t been on the same page over several issue.
In a recently sent memorandum submitted to the AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, the State Congress leveled specific number of charges against Razi and demanded his immediate removal.
The news will please the NDA, even though the opposing alliances have been on the war of words. But, both share similar demand—the governor must go—the BJP wants to execute it through agitation while the Congress through memorandum.
The leaders of the state Congress have been strictly directed not make any official or unofficial visit to governor or to participate in any of the programmes of the governor without the prior permission of the party.
“Failing which the party would take disciplinary actions”, a senior party leader quoted this portion of this vocal directive of the party.
Last week, the state Congress served notice on two of its media in-charge—Alok Kumar Dubey and Pradeep Tulsayan for their meeting with the Governor.
Knowing well that their complaints are seldom taken seriously by the top rung of the central leaders of the party and their clamours turn into whisper the Congressmen from the state have decided to raise the matter with the party President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on coming Tuesday.
Sonia Gandhi and the AICC General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi would meet the chiefs of District and Block Congress Committees of Jharkhand in New Delhi on February 9.
In this one page memorandum signed by the office in-charge of the State Congress Madan Mohan Sharma, the party termed the governor as pro-BJP and his further continuation in the office would damage the poll prospect of the Congress.
Confirming this, well-placed sources in the party said that in the memorandum Razi has been accused off being more caring to the BJP in the appointments of the key posts and ignoring even the genuine points/ demands of the Congress MPs and MLAs.
The memorandum has been substantiated with the recent transfer and posting for the key post, executed by Razi after the imposition of the President’s rule in Jharkhand.
The appointment of the senior police cop Amitabh Chaudhary as the special secretary (Home) worsened the current stand off. Questioning the wisdom behind appointing a (pro-BJP) bureaucrat the party wanted to know how come the Congress will fight the general election and hope to retain its respective tally in Jharkhand in an administrative set-up guided and controlled by a known BJP man.
The decision surprised most of the Congress leaders as the state BJP is seriously considering fielding Chaudhary as BJP candidate from Jamshedpur in the forth coming general election.
In the memorandum Razi has been accused off putting on saffron glasses while appointing the vice chancellors of the university. Speaking on this a senior party leader blamed: “Most of these newly appointed vice chancellors are associated with the NDA…It is the saffronisation of the educational institutes”.
Congress leaders are peeved at the recent administrative reshuffle. The party is in hurry to place its own chosen set of bureaucrats for the key post before the election but Razi hardly entertained them.
Commented a senior party leader and MLA: “However Razi is a known Congress cadre but he is allergic to the Congress…hostile is a fit word.”
However, the Congress comes with official denial but still facts remain that some six months back the same Congress leaders had sent memorandum against Razi to the senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot.
This memorandum is the redo copy of the last one—yet allegations are still fresh and serious.
In the weeks gone—after the imposition of the President’s rule it has become apparent that Governor Syed Sibte Razi and the leaders of the state Congress, haven’t been on the same page over several issue.
In a recently sent memorandum submitted to the AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, the State Congress leveled specific number of charges against Razi and demanded his immediate removal.
The news will please the NDA, even though the opposing alliances have been on the war of words. But, both share similar demand—the governor must go—the BJP wants to execute it through agitation while the Congress through memorandum.
The leaders of the state Congress have been strictly directed not make any official or unofficial visit to governor or to participate in any of the programmes of the governor without the prior permission of the party.
“Failing which the party would take disciplinary actions”, a senior party leader quoted this portion of this vocal directive of the party.
Last week, the state Congress served notice on two of its media in-charge—Alok Kumar Dubey and Pradeep Tulsayan for their meeting with the Governor.
Knowing well that their complaints are seldom taken seriously by the top rung of the central leaders of the party and their clamours turn into whisper the Congressmen from the state have decided to raise the matter with the party President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on coming Tuesday.
Sonia Gandhi and the AICC General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi would meet the chiefs of District and Block Congress Committees of Jharkhand in New Delhi on February 9.
In this one page memorandum signed by the office in-charge of the State Congress Madan Mohan Sharma, the party termed the governor as pro-BJP and his further continuation in the office would damage the poll prospect of the Congress.
Confirming this, well-placed sources in the party said that in the memorandum Razi has been accused off being more caring to the BJP in the appointments of the key posts and ignoring even the genuine points/ demands of the Congress MPs and MLAs.
The memorandum has been substantiated with the recent transfer and posting for the key post, executed by Razi after the imposition of the President’s rule in Jharkhand.
The appointment of the senior police cop Amitabh Chaudhary as the special secretary (Home) worsened the current stand off. Questioning the wisdom behind appointing a (pro-BJP) bureaucrat the party wanted to know how come the Congress will fight the general election and hope to retain its respective tally in Jharkhand in an administrative set-up guided and controlled by a known BJP man.
The decision surprised most of the Congress leaders as the state BJP is seriously considering fielding Chaudhary as BJP candidate from Jamshedpur in the forth coming general election.
In the memorandum Razi has been accused off putting on saffron glasses while appointing the vice chancellors of the university. Speaking on this a senior party leader blamed: “Most of these newly appointed vice chancellors are associated with the NDA…It is the saffronisation of the educational institutes”.
Congress leaders are peeved at the recent administrative reshuffle. The party is in hurry to place its own chosen set of bureaucrats for the key post before the election but Razi hardly entertained them.
Commented a senior party leader and MLA: “However Razi is a known Congress cadre but he is allergic to the Congress…hostile is a fit word.”
However, the Congress comes with official denial but still facts remain that some six months back the same Congress leaders had sent memorandum against Razi to the senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot.
This memorandum is the redo copy of the last one—yet allegations are still fresh and serious.
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