India News: The dissent in United Democratic Front over official candidates saw no let-up on Monday also. If it was the ‘A’ group in Congress protesting against o
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the political fronts gearing up for the battle after somehow completing the candidate selection, the constituencies in the state are heading into the heat of the elections.
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Synopsis The dissent in the United Democratic Front over official candidates saw no let-up on Monday also. If it was the A group in the Congress protesting against official candidate Sajeev Joseph in Irikkur, Kannur on Sunday, Congress activists in Elathur, Kozhikode on Monday protested against handing over the seat to Mani C Kappan s Nationalist Congress Kerala (NCK).
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(This story originally appeared in on Mar 16, 2021)KOCHI: The dissent in the United Democratic Front over official candidates saw no let-up on Monday also. If it was the A group in the Congress protesting against official candidate Sajeev Joseph in Irikkur, Kannur on Sunday, Congress activists in Elathur, Kozhikode on Monday protested against handing over the seat to Mani C Kappan s Nationalist Congress Kerala (NCK).
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Sony Sebastian addressing supporters of the ‘A’ group of the Congress at Sreekantapuram in Kannur on Tuesday.
‘A’ group threatens to field rebel candidate
The stalemate in the Congress over the party candidate in the Irikkur Assembly constituency continues after reconciliatory efforts by incumbent MLA K.C. Joseph, M.M. Hassan, United Democratic Front (UDF) convener, failed to assuage the discontent among a section of party workers over the leadership’s choice.
Mr. Joseph, who has represented the constituency for 39 years, and Mr. Hassan on Tuesday held discussions with the party leaders opposing the candidature of Sajeev Joseph, who is said to be a close confidant of AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal.
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