Five Congress MPs write to Mistry, express concern over transparency, fairness of party chief polls
The HinduFive Congress MPs have written to AICC central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry expressing concern about the “transparency and fairness” of the party chief’s election and sought that the list of PCC delegates that make up the electoral college be provided to all electors and potential candidates. In a joint letter to Mr. Mistry dated September 6, Congress’s Lok Sabha members Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Karti Chidambaram, Pradyut Bordoloi and Abdul Khaleque said this list must be made available in order to verify who is entitled to nominate a candidate and who is entitled to vote. Sources said Mr. Tharoor and Mr. Bordoloi had written separate letters to Mr. Mistry earlier as well seeking the publication of the electoral rolls. Mr. Tewari had raised objections to Congress not making public the names of the electors for the polls to elect the next party president and said the list must be published on the All India Congress Committee website for a “free and fair” process.
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