In the Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, there is also a face-off against the appointment of newly elected Congress District President Mahesh Parmar. On Tuesday evening, members of the Congress Committee rushed in front of the Congress Committee office demanding the withdrawal of the appointment. The demonstration took dramatic proportions when they blocked the convoy of the Leader of Opposition, Umang Singhar and lay on the road to ensure that he did not go any further.
The restless employees would insist that Mahesh Parmar step down as the district president and be replaced by Hemant Singh Chauhan. Brandishing slogans in front of Singhar in his car, they surrounded the convoy, compelling the senior leader to put the convoy to a standstill and attend to the issues they had raised.
Umang Singhar felt the gravity of the situation and invited Hemant Singh Chauhan into his car and had a discussion. Mishra assured Chauhan that he would raise the issue at the organisational level and take it to the top leadership. This measure temporarily satisfied the agitating workers, but the frustration level of local cadres is high.
Chauhan, talking to the media, lamented the treatment he and other grassroots workers received in terms of the things that they were being neglected by the party’s high command. In his opinion, the appointment of Parmar disregarded the services and feelings of the self-sacrificial party workers and caused profound resentment. He highlighted that unless the party does not attach importance to the voice of its workers, it risks losing its base.
The incident serves as an indicator of the factional sectionalism that is emerging within the Congress in Ujjain, which is a politically sensitive area in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Although the appointment of Mahesh Parmar does not appear to be anything newsworthy and was believed to be an organisational exercise, the open protest indicates an inner deviation. The leadership will have to seriously weigh between competing powers to give cohesion in the district in readiness for the upcoming political challenges.
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