Published 15:13 IST, February 18th 2020
'Add Elephant symbol too; get Dalit votes': Congress' Krishnam slams 'confused' cadre
Another controversy has erupted between the UP Congress leaders Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Ajay Kumar Lallu after Krishnam's tweet slamming the latter.
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After Congress’ massive failure in Delhi assembly elections, infighting within party has reportedly been escalated. Post Milind Deora-Ajay Maken spat, ar controversy has erupted between UP Congress leers, Acharya Pramod Krishnam and Ajay Kumar Lallu. This started as Krishnam, in a tweet on February 17, expressed a strong exception to fact that UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu, MP PL Punia, and ors wore blue while protesting during a ''save reservation'' march on February 16, Sunday.
Krishnam’s tweet
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His tweet translates to, “Along with blue scarf, pick up blue flag with elephant. We will get all Dalit votes by doing so. This is t appropriate for Congress of Gandhi, Nehru, Maulana Az, Indira, and Rajiv Ji.”
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UP Congress igres Krishnam’s tweet
UP Congress did t react to this statement me by Krishnam on Twitter. However, many agreed with him. As per media reports, a former Congress legislator from UP said that this new leership in party is doing more dam than good to Congress in UP. Ajay Kumar Lallu is slowly turning into a dictator and does t listen to anyone because, he claims, he enjoys confidence of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra. re is a simmering r within party against State leership which might blow up party's prospects in next election.
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Milind Deora-Ajay Maken’s spat
As war-of-words broke out between former Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken and former Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora, on February 17, latter has w said that he has never undermined works done by late Sheila Dikshit. Seemingly irked by Maken who h asked him to quit, Deora said that it is Maken's "speciality" to undermine role of former Delhi CM Dikshit. He also blamed Maken for loss of Congress in national capital ding that he h vocated an alliance with AAP, and h t highlighted Dikshit’s achievements.
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15:13 IST, February 18th 2020