Kamal Nath to heed MLAs request

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 12. The AICC(I) general secretary in charge of Delhi, Mr. Kamal Nath, declared today that all those blocks and districts where objections have been raised by MLAs about injustice done to them in nominating representatives would be re- constituted. He also declared that disputes pertaining to two presidents in one block would be settled in accordance with the wishes of the legislator concerned.

Mr. Kamal Nath said he had asked the Delhi Pradesh Congress(I) Committee president, Mr.Subhash Chopra, to submit a list of such disputed block presidents. The area MLAs have also been asked to send in the name of the person which they would like to nominate. ``This matter was raised by a number of MLAs who have alleged that people who are not active Congressmen have been nominated. This will not be allowed to take place and even if I have to change the list, I will not hesitate,'' he asserted.

This assertion will certainly not come as music to the ears of Mr. Chopra or disgruntled party leaders who had managed to impose opponents of the loyalist MLAs as block presidents during the organisational polls last year creating problems in their functioning. A number of loyalist MLAs had also raised the issue at meeting of the MLAs on September 5 and sought justice from Mr. Nath. ``The local MLA should have a block president of his choice. I will scrap the previous list if it is found to be faulty. I will also sort out the row over the appointment of some district presidents. This will be done before the final PCC list is released,'' he assured.

Stating that the delay in formulating the PCC(I) was not at his end, Mr. Nath said he was still awaiting the list of possible candidates from the DPCC(I) president, who has promised to submit the same during the new two or three days. ``I am not here to promote the interests of any individual or group. I have to first watch the interests of the party. If something wrong is done by the PCC(I) president, I will always correct it and that also goes for the government,'' he added.

Dispelling the impression that he did not meet party MLAs and workers from Delhi, Mr. Nath said he was flooded with petitions and visitors, of which nearly 80 per cent were from Delhi. ``Throughout the day, MLAs keep meeting me to redress their grievances. In addition, I get inputs from the party president, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, on the performance of the party and the government in Delhi and on what steps should be taken to redeem the situation.''

Flooded with complaints about Ministers, Mr. Kamal Nath said he would meet them individually and seek a status report. This would be done in consultation with the Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dikshit, as we cannot afford to be complacent with the MCD elections due in the next few months. The party now has to gear up its machinery and highlight the Government's achievements so that people are made aware not only about the developmental steps taken by the Congress(I) Government but also expose the corruption of the BJP in the Corporation and throughout the country.

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