LS Polls: Youth Congress leader claims ticket from Ferozepur out of OBCs quota
Ferozepur April 18, 2019: With no representation of Other Backward Classes - OBCs -category in nominations so far announced for Lok Sabha elections and the candidate for Ferozepur seat, which has become a talk of the town in political circles, there looks to be a revolt in Congress party on claiming of the ticket by Gurbhej Singh Tibbi, Secretary, All India Youth Congress National, and Joint National Coordinator OBC Department.
On the other hand, the other claimants are Rana Sodhi, Cabinet Minister and recently turn-coater Sher Singh Ghubaya who's has vote bank of Kamboj community.
Speaking to Babushahi.com on the claim by Rana Sodhi, Tibbi said, I had 18 years association with Rana Sodhi and supported him for becoming four-time MLA and Cabinet Minister and he should be satisfied with the same instead of claiming for LS seat.
He said, no candidate has been fielded during the elections in last two decades and the last one was Hans Raj Jossan from Jalalabad and I put my claim as OBCs candidate, having the support of Kamboj community, for LS seat from Ferozepur.