04-26-2008, 12:29 AM
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PT Bopanna | Bangalore
In a major setback to the Congress, former Railway Minister and veteran Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief has decided to quit the party protesting against denial of party ticket to his grandson to contest in next month's election to the Karnataka Assembly.
Reportedly, Sharief has sent his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The former Railway Minister, a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee, is also chairman of the party's election manifesto committee for the Assembly election.
In a bid to quell situation the Congress high command sent party general secretary Digvijay Singh and party's Karnataka in-charge Prithviraj Chavan to hold negotiations with him.
Sharief's grandson was denied ticket to contest from Bangalore following party's <b>'no tickets to MPs and relatives' policy</b>. The party decided not to field relatives of Congress leaders, unless they had a base in the constituency. However, the <b>Congress had given ticket to Sharief's son-in-law and former MLA Syed Yasin. </b>
Sharief, who had represented the Bangalore north Lok Sabha constituency without a break for over two decades, was routed in the 2004 election by BJP's HT Sangliana, former Bangalore Police Commissioner.
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They should give tickets to every member of his family. atleast 40% reservation.
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In a major setback to the Congress, former Railway Minister and veteran Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief has decided to quit the party protesting against denial of party ticket to his grandson to contest in next month's election to the Karnataka Assembly.
Reportedly, Sharief has sent his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The former Railway Minister, a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee, is also chairman of the party's election manifesto committee for the Assembly election.
In a bid to quell situation the Congress high command sent party general secretary Digvijay Singh and party's Karnataka in-charge Prithviraj Chavan to hold negotiations with him.
Sharief's grandson was denied ticket to contest from Bangalore following party's <b>'no tickets to MPs and relatives' policy</b>. The party decided not to field relatives of Congress leaders, unless they had a base in the constituency. However, the <b>Congress had given ticket to Sharief's son-in-law and former MLA Syed Yasin. </b>
Sharief, who had represented the Bangalore north Lok Sabha constituency without a break for over two decades, was routed in the 2004 election by BJP's HT Sangliana, former Bangalore Police Commissioner.
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They should give tickets to every member of his family. atleast 40% reservation.