Congress leadership likely to clip wings of Vaghela, Bharatsinh Solanki ahead of Assembly polls

Leader of opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Vaghela and state Congress president Solanki, would not have much say in matters related to the party.

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Congress leadership likely to clip wings of Vaghela, Bharatsinh Solanki ahead of Assembly polls
Shankarsinh Vaghela

In Short

  • Gujarat Congress decided to oust Shankarsinh Vaghela, Bharatsing Solanki.
  • A committee would be formed to take all the decisions of the party.
  • Earlier, there were reports of Vaghela having a tiff with the state Congress.

With the internal feud in the Gujarat Congress refusing to ebb, the party leadership is likely to clip the wings of the two top state leaders - Shankersinh Vaghela and Bharatsinh Solanki - in the coming days.

According to sources, a committee comprising Congress national general secretary in charge of Gujarat Ashok Gehlot and four co-in charge leaders may be formed. This committee would take all decisions regarding the state party in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections later this year, the sources said.

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As a result of this decision, leader of opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Vaghela and state Congress president Solanki, would not have much say in matters related to the organisation or elections such as selection of candidates. The decisions would be taken by Gehlot and his four assistants - Jeetu Patwari, Varsha Gaekwad, Raji Satav and Harshvardhan.

Meanwhile, Vaghela continues to be upset with the Congress leadership. Though he was supposed to visit Mehsana go in a group comprising other senior leaders to meet the kin of a Patidar who died in police custody, he went alone on Sunday.

On Saturday, Vaghela, Gehlot, Solanki and some other leaders had called on Gujarat Governor OP Kohli to present a memorandum regarding the custodial death. However, sources said, Vaghela raised objection over the order in which his name was mentioned in the memorandum. He felt upset about it and apprised Gehlot about it, said the sources.

Later, Gehlot and Solanki reached Vaghela's residence at Gandhinagar to pacify him. However, it did not seem to have worked. The next day, Vaghela went to Mehsana alone although he was supposed to be a part of the group which included Solanki.

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