Congmen keep away, Lad fights a lonely battle in Bellary city
Congress candidate Anil Lad campaigning in Bellary.
Bellary: With hardly 10 days left for polling the Congress appears to have failed to douse the rebellion over its decision to field Rajya Sabha member, Anil H Lad from the Bellary city constituency as none of other seven unsuccessful contenders have come forward to campaign for him.
Lad, who is canvassing with only his wife, Arti and a small group of youth in tow, is clearly exasperated by the lack of cooperation from the local leaders. Hitting out at the "malicious campaign" being carried out against him by his detractors in the party he claimed on Wednesday that they were trying to mislead voters to see him defeated in the elections.
"I have complained to the party high command against these leaders spreading hateful and baseless rumours about me,” he told reporters here, however refusing to elaborate who they were.
Acknowledging that some of his rivals who were denied the ticket to contest from the constituency and 25-odd Bellary City Municipal corporators were refusing to campaign for him, he said he had tried to persuade them to reconsider, but they remained adamant.
“I have held talks with corporators and senior leaders of the party several times, but although they promised to campaign for me, they have not turned up so far. I am prepared to talk with them some more and smooth out any problems they may have with me, “ he added, maintaining that loyal Congressmen must work together to present the "gift" of the party's victory from Bellary to AICC chief, Sonia Gandhi.
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