Punjab Chief Minister's Brother Is Newest Congress Rebel Before Polls
NDTV
Manohar Singh was denied the ticket from his family stronghold of Bassi Pathana apparently because of the Congress's "one family, one ticket" rule.
In what is being seen as the most significant rebellion within the Congress just weeks ahead of the Punjab elections, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's younger brother, Manohar Singh, has declared that he will contest as an independent candidate from the Bassi Pathana constituency.
Mr Singh was denied a ticket from the constituency apparently because of the party's 'one family, one ticket' rule. Mr Channi is yet to react to the announcement. Bassi Pathana falls in the Puaadh cultural region of Punjab and is seen as the home turf of Mr Channi and his community
In its first list of 86 candidates, the Congress on Saturday gave the Bassi Pathana ticket to its sitting legislator Gurpreet Singh GP.
Manohar Singh dubbed the decision of the Congress giving ticket to Gurpreet Singh GP as "injustice" with the people of the constituency and alleged that the sitting legislator was "incapable and ineffective."
