Open letter to Amarinder by senior Congress leader against MP, MLAs
Ludhiana, February 11, 2018: The General Secretary, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Amarjit Singh Tikka on Sunday shot off an open letter to the Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh requesting him to reconsider the allotment of the party tickets to undeserving candidates for the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation polls due to take place on February 24.
In his letter, Tikka alleged that the unfair distribution of tickets happened due to formation of a “syndicate” by the local party MP and certain MLAs leading to denial of rightful claim of the loyal Congress workers for the party nominations.
Amarjit Singh Tikka, Gen. Sec. PPCC
The senior Congress leader alleged that the tickets were given to about 25 candidates who had left rival parties including AAP, Akali Dal, Lok Insaf Party and BJP and joined the Congress after formation of the party’s government in Punjab last year.
“These candidates had campaigned against the Congress during the Assembly elections. But they were preferred to the Congress workers who are with the party for decades,” he alleged.
He also alleged that the members of the alleged syndicate also favoured the family members, relatives and friends for tickets. “If these undeserving nominations were not reconsidered, this would have a demoralizing impact on the loyal Congress workers,” he said in the letter.