SILCHAR, July 23: In the recently held general elections, BJP maintained a considerable lead in 23 out of the 28 wards in Silchar municipality area. The Congress could manage to lead only three wards and the Muslim dominated Ward No. 8 presented victory to AUDF chief Badrauddin Ajmal who surpassed his two main rivals.
The general election trend is the source of strength for BJP in the ensuing Municipality Board election scheduled on July 31. But the Congress pooh-poohed the claim maintaining that civic body poll is a different ball game where the image of the concerned candidates is a vital determining factor.
However, from this viewpoint, both the Congress and BJP are in the same position as none of the party could even project their respective chairperson candidates, only because of the fact that the issue of projecting chairperson candidates is the root of all decadence in both the parties.
BJP’s Dilip Paul is the forerunner for the top post as he is known for his close intimacy with newly-elected MP Kabindra Purkayastha. Paul, a leading businessman, has a clean image as well as popularity. But he was suspended by BJP on charges of sabotage against party candidate Bimangshu Roy in 2006 Assembly election. Sources said Paul along with some of his businessmen as well as party colleagues even wanted to float a new party and Roy, after being defeated, took up the issue with party’s State committee which suspended six active members along with Paul for the uproar, though eventually the suspension was withdrawn.
Congress is also facing similar problems, though in a different way. Former Union Minister Sontosh Mohan Dev was cautious enough to make it clear that his daughter Susmita, a Congress candidate contesting from Ward No. 27, is not projected as the chairperson. But, it is almost evident that if the party wins, Susmita would be the automatic choice as other party candidates are no match against her, both in stature and status.
Sudip Dutta, former vice chairman of the Board, is being projected as the chairman by the anti-lobby of Dev, but Dutta, once a close comrade of Dev, would not pose as a hurdle in Susmita’s path. Further, Dutta’s chance of winning is bleak this time as he is facing anti-incumbancy wave for the last two terms for his lack of performance. Apart from Susmita and Dutta, the other veteran Congress candidate is Ranjit Roy, but certain allegations about his image have surfaced which is a big hurdle for him. SOURCE: THE SENTINEL
The general election trend is the source of strength for BJP in the ensuing Municipality Board election scheduled on July 31. But the Congress pooh-poohed the claim maintaining that civic body poll is a different ball game where the image of the concerned candidates is a vital determining factor.
However, from this viewpoint, both the Congress and BJP are in the same position as none of the party could even project their respective chairperson candidates, only because of the fact that the issue of projecting chairperson candidates is the root of all decadence in both the parties.
BJP’s Dilip Paul is the forerunner for the top post as he is known for his close intimacy with newly-elected MP Kabindra Purkayastha. Paul, a leading businessman, has a clean image as well as popularity. But he was suspended by BJP on charges of sabotage against party candidate Bimangshu Roy in 2006 Assembly election. Sources said Paul along with some of his businessmen as well as party colleagues even wanted to float a new party and Roy, after being defeated, took up the issue with party’s State committee which suspended six active members along with Paul for the uproar, though eventually the suspension was withdrawn.
Congress is also facing similar problems, though in a different way. Former Union Minister Sontosh Mohan Dev was cautious enough to make it clear that his daughter Susmita, a Congress candidate contesting from Ward No. 27, is not projected as the chairperson. But, it is almost evident that if the party wins, Susmita would be the automatic choice as other party candidates are no match against her, both in stature and status.
Sudip Dutta, former vice chairman of the Board, is being projected as the chairman by the anti-lobby of Dev, but Dutta, once a close comrade of Dev, would not pose as a hurdle in Susmita’s path. Further, Dutta’s chance of winning is bleak this time as he is facing anti-incumbancy wave for the last two terms for his lack of performance. Apart from Susmita and Dutta, the other veteran Congress candidate is Ranjit Roy, but certain allegations about his image have surfaced which is a big hurdle for him. SOURCE: THE SENTINEL
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