Fight for Congress tickets turns from bad to worse


Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Apr 17: The Congress, which had smelled an opportunity to win over the hearts of the electorate this time, has a big problem at hand to handle. The open rebellion of party workers against several candidates chosen by the leaders is becoming a hard nut to crack. A number of disappointed leaders and their supporters took to streets, openly abused the party leaders, vandalized party offices at various places, and declared  open rebellion against party leadership and threatened to join other parties, on Tuesday. Still, neither Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, nor the high command seem to have made even a semblance of effort to bring the situation under control.




The tussle for supremacy between rebel star, Ambareesh, and union minister, S M Krishna in Mandya district, rebellion of candidates who are denied a ticket in Chikballapur district, and open revolt in Sriranga patna, Bhadravati, Bellary, Mulbagal, Davangere and Hebbal constituencies, have become too hot to handle for the party. With the release of the third list of official candidates by the party late night on Monday, the situation vitiated further.

In Mandya district, district Congress spokesperson, Satyananda, openly branded Ambareesh as a blackmailer. Ambareesh had threatened not to contest from Mandya constituency if ticket is not issued from Srirangapatna constituency to his loyalist, Lingaraju, in place of Ravindra Srikantaiah. The party, buckling under pressure, replaced Ravindra, a loyalist of S M Krishna, with Lingaraju, setting into motion a flurry of criticisms from party workers. Mandya district Congress has decided to remain neutral in Mandya constituency where Ambareesh is the party candidate.

In Chikballapur, followers of Anjinappa, who failed to get a ticket from the Congress, broke the window panes of the district Congress office. Anjinappa himself appeared in the presence of newspersons, and accused both S M Krishna and Veerappa Moily of hatching a conspiracy to deny him a party ticket. At Bhadravati, current MLA, Sangameshwar, who has been denied a ticket, came down heavily against the state leadership of the party for favouring Ibrahim in his place. He also has announced his decision to contest as an independent candidate. Various office bearers of the party at different levels have resigned from their posts in the constituency, to show solidarity with Sangameshwar.

In Bellary, 20 corporators threatened to resign if Diwakar Babu is denied a ticket. H M Revanna, angry over issuance of ticket to Rehman Shariff, grandson of Jaffer Shariff, instead of him from Hebbal constituency, held two meetings of his supporters. Revanna is likely to take a decision on fighting the election as an independent or on behalf of some other party, today. In Davangere, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, who has already secured a ticket from Davangere south constituency, is pressurizing the party to issue a ticket to his son, S S Mallikarjun, from Davangere north constituency.

The picture is likely to become clearer once the time for the filing of nominations ends today evening. It is a situation which is hard to grapple with, and unless efforts are made to tackle the rebellion, the party may suffer a setback in several constituencies, political analysts feel.

  

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  • My View , managlore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Every one their money on winning horse . . . . .

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  • Ravi Bhaskar Shenava, MANGALORE

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    In the Salty Ocean - Water Water everywhere but no D r o p to drink.
    In the Politics - Political workers everywhere but no Human Being anywhere.

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  • Rosario Fernandes, Kallianpur.(usa)

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    So, why should I be honest.?!!!!
    When politicians loot in crores, I am an AAM ADMI of 'Hundreds'. If all of us think this way, what is the future of our country.?

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  • Ravi Bhaskar Shenava, MANGALORE

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Victory has numerous Claimants, but defeat is Lonely. Victory has many fathers but defeat is an orphan.
    Thinking that Congress will come to Power there is this clamour for seats. Had Media survey predicted that Congress will be routed , then Congress Office would have looked like Desert.

    ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವೇಷ ಓಟಿಗಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಸೀಟಿಗಾಗಿ,
    ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ, ಹಣ ಮಾಡಿವುದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ !.
    ಜನರ ಪ್ರೀತಿಗಾಗಿ ದೇಶ ಭಕ್ತಿಗಾಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ.

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  • Future Inida( Defence Group), Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    This is what real congress face.!!!

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  • Amrutraj, Manipal

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Arey I think all this people are fighting for EK THI DAYAN film TICKETS ). We the People are moron.... leaving all the work and going behind this Politician. Chill guys agar Election Tickets then get some Film Tickets and CHILL..

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  • avani, mlore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    A set of questions to all:
    1. Why people become crazy behind film stars? 2. Why people become crazy behind self proclaimed Godmen?
    3. Why people become crazy behind politicians?
    All these are different forms of hero worshiping. Have some self respect. Do not go behind these 3 opportunists.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Not fare. BJP and JD(S) workers will be demoralized looking at these pictures.......

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    I too demoralized congi ticket sale for crores.....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mapusa/Mumbai

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    BJP paying in corers but still no takers for MLA seats.....

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  • Rakshak, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    ಒಂಜಿ ಕಡೆಟ್ ಐ ಪಿ ಎಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾಚ್ ಬೊಕ್ಕೊಂಜಿ ಕಡೇಟ್ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಳೆನ ಮ್ಯಾಚ್ ಮುಲ್ಪಾಲ ಬೆಟ್ಟಿಂಗ್ ಕಟ್ಟೋಲ್ಯಂದ್ ಎರೇಗ್ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ತಿಕು ಪಂಡ್ ದ್ ಅಬ್ಬಾ ಸಾಕಂಡ್ ಉಂದೆರ್ದ್ ನಮ್ಮ್ಮ ಗರದಿಡಲ್ಪ ದ ಕೋರಿದ ಕಟ್ಟ ಸಾವಿರ ಸಾವಿರ ಜನ ಸೇರ್ಂದಳ ಜಗಳ ಇಜ್ಜಂದೇ ಪೊರ್ಲುದು ನಡುಪುಂಡು...!ಅತ್ತ್ ಮತದಾನಿಗ್ ಸನ್ಯಾಸ ದೆತ್ತೊನೆರೆ ಒವ್ವಾಂಡಾಳ ಫಾರ್ಮ್ ಉಂಡಾ??????????

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  • simple, Bangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    This fight for ticket in the parties (congress and BJP} is the fall out of the present Govt. in Karnataka. People have seen how MLAs etc etc to Ministers becoming unusually very very rich in the span of just 3 to 5 years and they also want to become rich like them.
    The understanding, looking at the present Govt. Ministers to the taluk\panchayat heads wealth, that this the only way to make fast quick bucks makes the party workers fight for the ticket and they organise their supporters to do all these unruly activities to blackmail the party to submit to their demands.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    useless people..spoiled the country as a whole..!! even not giving chance for BJP to govern..!! no unity amongst themselves..!! everybody now comes to know if you avail congress ticket..can able to mint money thru various ways within months..!! It looks like fall of congress in karnataka and in other states..is guaranteed...
    central poi..stateu...poi...eela..poi..

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  • vincent rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Are we so weak for not compromising for our own party candidate because everyone is fighting the elections on the party symbol. When the party has given so much for us,we cannot sacrifice a little for the success of the party .Very unfortunate and not acceptable attitude.Please,keep your greivences aside and join hand to win the party and not the candidate.

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  • Sam, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Congress will and should wane away by its own internal contradictions like the one now in Karnataka. No outsider is necessary to nail its coffin. Mahatma Gandhiji's last request to dissolve Congress in 1947 will come true and every congress man is working towards this.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Congress is back to their usual methods. Giving tickets to sons and daughters of leaders who are going to retire and promoting them as Youth Leaders ( fake ) under the name of Rahul Brigade. So satisfying their own leaders and taking credit for Rahul Gandhi as Youth Mascot. At the same time fielding candidates like Lad who are no better than Ganardan Reddy, bribing the voters and propagating false corruption propaganda news through media.
    If people of Karnataka bring back Congress, it will be the worst mistake.

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  • Pramod Poojary, Manglore - Mumbai

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Now Congress will Blame BJP for all this.............buy the way who is CONGRESS CM candidate will decide now later after ELECTION. PUBLIC are not fools this time!!!! we can say from 50 Yrs Public were Fool's uneducated so in name of gandhji you RULED and we BLINDLY casted our votes but this time we will show you the right PLACE.

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  • C Sharath, mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    No surprise, all want to bet on the winning horse..hope the horse wont succumb to pressure and fall short of reaching the finishing mark. Many safaari suits stiched may go waste.

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  • Rosario Fernandes, Kallianpur.(usa)

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    OMG.!!!..I never imagined Congress was so much corrupted. People are mad after tickets?. That shows how easy to make money if you join politics.!!!!(Congress).

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  • SAFWAN, SHAHAMA/uae

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    This people can approach KAPALI, MAJESTIC, SAGAR, AJANTHA, UMA, MENAKA theaters in Bangalore for their TICKETS!!!!!!

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  • C Sharath, mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    GOOD ONE SAFWAN...movie will be "Kallara santhe"

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  • SAFWAN, SHAHAMA/uae

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Because of bad story people doesn’t want to see that old movie. Now people are looking for new “HIMMATHWALA” in Karnataka!!!!!!

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  • C SHarath, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Sidhuji will play the lead ?

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, udupi

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    May be they need "Vidhanasoudha" ticket to see...........Movie

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  • Ramesh Poojary, Bangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Few surveys described the INC situation as - If you want to know how to complicate an easy thing, you better ask the Congress high command in New Delhi. Karnataka voters were strongly in favour of the Congress just a month ago. Urban local body results also proved that Congress was on the upswing. Sensing certain victory, all kinds of people started lobbying for Congress tickets and the so called high command in Delhi started behaving in a highhanded manner, also playing favourites. Looks like INC will not cross 90 seats. Jai ho BJP

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  • S N Bangs, Thannirubhavi

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Becoming MLA is only the way to Serve people or Self Serve? These people are self seekers.Please don't vote them.

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  • Kenneth, Shirva

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Tickets are sold for money. Then these are expected. now itself like this, what about after election. We can expect only another drama !!!

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  • Deepak.kotian, Hejamady.(Abudhabi)

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru,Just wait and see , your BJP will not get atleast 10 seats

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Deepak Bhai, BJP already got 10 Seats because of Congress mismanagement in ticket allocation!!!!

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  • Sujith Nayak, Kudla / Auh

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    lage raho.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'Lore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    I think there won't be such clamour
    to get a 'ticket to 'Heaven' even!
    What a ruckus! Can anybody enlighten me as to 'What's in a 'Ticket'after all?

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  • rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Bhandarkar Mam, it is PAISA HAI PAISA....

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  • jatin, mlore

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    This is what happens, if there are more ticket aspirants then the number of voters . Congress all set to lose this election .

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    All People are thriving for Congress Ticket since they know very well that, Congress Party means business as usual. In India, Congress is the only one Party master mind in record breaking corruptions at high level, moreover people will get promoted to higher position as far as they flourish in corruptions in their political career. Only they have to say “Yes Madam” then they will get free pass in all Air ways bound to Delhi

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Wed, Apr 17 2013

    Congress will not win more than 90 seats this time.

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