According to sources, angry party workers smashed television sets and broke window panes at the office. The protest followed the party’s decision to deny a ticket to Avinash Pardikar, who was seeking to contest the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections
The incident took place at the NCP office in the Ganesh Peth area of Nagpur. Representational Pic/File
Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) worker along with his supporters, allegedly vandalised the party’s office in Nagpur after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections, reported the PTI.
The incident took place at the NCP office in the Ganesh Peth area of the city.
According to sources, angry party workers smashed television sets and broke window panes at the office. The protest followed the party’s decision to deny a ticket to Avinash Pardikar, who was seeking to contest the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections, as per the PTI.
The situation arose amid strong competition for party tickets, with several aspirants eyeing the same seat.
Party leader responds
Speaking to reporters, NCP Nagpur city unit chief Anil Ahirkar said that such reactions were understandable in a competitive political environment.
He stated that more than ten party workers were competing for a single seat, but only one candidate could be selected. He added that the party had made efforts to ensure fairness in the selection process, the news agency reported.
Civic polls on Jan 15
Elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra are scheduled to be held on January 15, with vote counting on January 16.
The last date for filing nominations is Tuesday, while 2 January has been set as the final date for the withdrawal of nominations for the polls.
Congress and NCP (SP) to contest separately in Nagpur civic polls
Meanwhile, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, the Congress and NCP (SP) will contest the Nagpur municipal corporation elections separately, with the Sharad Pawar-led party accusing the ally of not allocating 15 seats, according to the PTI.
Nagpur NCP (SP) president Duneshwar Pethe claimed on Tuesday that discussions continued with Congress leaders until Monday night. However, later the leaders stopped responding to our phone calls, which indicated that they do not want to forge an alliance, he told PTI Videos.
Pethe said the NCP (SP) had initially demanded 25 seats but eventually agreed to contest 15 seats; still, Congress ignored our demand, he added.
"It seems the Congress wants to help the BJP and decided against allying with us", the NCP (SP) leader alleged.
In the last election held for the 151-member Nagpur civic body in 2017, the BJP had won 108 seats, the Congress 28, BSP 10, Shiv Sena (undivided) 2, and NCP (undivided) one seat.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra will be held on January 15, and the votes will be counted the next day. The deadline for filing nominations is Tuesday, while January 2 is the last date for withdrawal, and the final list of candidates will be published on January 3, the news agency reported.
(with PTI inputs)
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