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Ashok Tanwar resigns from all his posts alleging “Haryana Congress” has turned “Hooda Congress”

Ashok Tanwar said, “The way ticket distribution has been done is not as per practice,” asking the party to spell out the criterion for allocation of tickets

New Delhi: In a major blow to the Congress party the Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar has resigned from all election committees post of the party on Thursday. However, he said that he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker.

Tanwar wrote a letter to party president Sonia Gandhi informing he was stepping down. Expressing his displeasure over the functioning of the party, he alleged that the state unit of the party had turned into “Hooda Congress”. He further said that during elections, people who worked against the party interest in the last five years were given prominence.

Protest outside 10 Janpath:

On Wednesday, Ashok Tanwar with his supporters also staged a protest outside the party chief Sonia Gandhi’s residence 10 Janpath. They alleged that there was corruption in the distribution of tickets for the upcoming state assembly polls. He said, “The way ticket distribution has been done is not as per practice and laid rules.”

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Earlier also Congress party has indulged in many fusses in the distribution of Ticket many leaders claim dynasty and nepotism are rampantly practised in the party. Especially Rahul Gandhi’s true loyalists are sidelined. Several young congress cadres have also complained that their voice is being heard by the party.

There are 90 assembly seats in Haryana will be held on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24.

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