Viral Video Showing Ahmed Patel, Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Heated Conversation Leaves Congress Embarrassed Ahead of Haryana Assembly Elections 2019
Amidst infighting in Congress's Haryana unit ahead of assembly elections, a video has surfaced its three senior leaders discussing the party's "weak" position in the state.
New Delhi, October 3: Amidst infighting in Congress's Haryana unit ahead of assembly elections, a video has surfaced its three senior leaders discussing the party's "weak" position in the state. The video, purportedly shot on Wednesday in the Parliament House complex, shows Congress Treasurer Ahmed Patel, senior Haryana leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ghulam Nabi Azad having a tense conversation. The video has gone viral on social media. TikTok Star Sonali Phogat to Fight Haryana Assembly Elections 2019 From Adampur on BJP Ticket; Here's All You Need to Know About Her.
In the 38-second video, an upset Patel is seen purportedly asking Hooda, former Chief Minister of Haryana, why the Congress is so weak in the state. "Where has the party gone?" Patel asks during the heated exchange of words. Hooda, who is in charge of Congress's election committee, is seen giving some explanation to Patel as Azad who is in-charge of Haryana, watches. "Surjewala ko kitni di (How many have you given to Surjewala)," Patel asks in the video. Congress Releases Final List of Six Candidates for Haryana Assembly Elections 2019.
Patel then makes some calculations and says with four given to Surjewala, it makes a total of 12. Randeep Singh Surjewala is the party’s chief spokesperson and a sitting MLA from Kaithal. Patel is apparently confronting Hooda over ticket distribution.
Ahmed Patel Confronts Bhupinder Singh Hooda:
The infighting in the Haryana Congress came out in the open on Wednesday when former state unit President Ashok Tanwar, along with his hundreds of supporters, staged a protest outside the residence of Sonia Gandhi, alleging that tickets are being sold. Another senior party leader and former Minister Kiran Chowdhary is also said to be unhappy as her recommendation for tickets has been ignored. (With agency inputs)
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