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“My Condolences To Shashi Tharoor ji”: Poonawalla’s Jibe At Congress Presidential Polls

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Over 80 Rajasthan Congress MLAs have resigned from Congress in a fresh crisis. They have submitted their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker, CP Joshi. MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha, was also at CP Joshi’s residence. She was expelled from the BJP for cross-voting in favor of the Congress in this year’s Rajya Sabha elections.

Bhartiya Janata Party’s national spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla has on Monday taken a jibe at the Congress’s presidential elections amid political turmoil in the state of Rajasthan.

“As Ashok Gehlot has said, that he will run for Congress president, on 19 October after he becomes Congress president” a media byte played by Times Now shows Ajay Maken saying during a media interaction.

Also Read:Congress Crisis: Over 80 Rajasthan MLAs Resign From Party

The video however ends after Mr. Maken saying after saying “when after 19 October,  Ashok Gehlot becomes CM.”

Over 80 Rajasthan Congress MLAs have resigned from Congress in a fresh crisis. They have submitted their resignation letters to Assembly Speaker, CP Joshi. MLA Shobha Rani Kushwaha, was also at CP Joshi’s residence. She was expelled from the BJP for cross-voting in favor of the Congress in this year’s Rajya Sabha elections.

 

 

Soon after the video was out Shehzad Poonawala tweeted, “Ajay Maken has already announced the winner of the “election” by saying that Gehlot will be President on 19th October.”

Ponnawala has also jibed at senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who is a contender for the grand old party’s top post, sending him condolences.

“My condolences to Shashi Tharoor ji for believing this sham & farce was an election ! It was always a “coronation” of a darbari or parivarvadi.”

 Poonawalla, who was former  Maharastra Congress secretary, had in 2017 made headlines after he raised his voice against the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as president. Poonawalla had then alleged that the party presidential polls are rigged in favor of Rahul Gandhi.
According to Sources, The Congress party high command wants Rajashtan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to be party chief and Sachin Pilot, his former deputy to be CM. However, the sources say Gehlot wishes to hold both positions or at least wishes his preferred candidate to be CM.
The nominations will be filed till September 30 and results declaring the new Congress chief will be announced on October 19.
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