Dissidents put Raman on the back-foot
Leaders like Nanki Ram Kanwar, who was on July 2 reshuffle, dropped from the cabinet have gone ahead and demanded a probe into the cross voting.
By PTI |
RAIPUR: The increasing discontent among the rank and file of the ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh and especially cross voting against Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in the Presidential election have put Chief Minister Raman Singh on the back-foot.
The Chief Minister had been adviced by state as well as central leaders to change his style of functioning and to take the party workers and leaders with him. The cross voting is seen as a result of Raman Singh's not heeding the advise.
Leaders like Nanki Ram Kanwar, who was on July 2 reshuffle, dropped from the cabinet have gone ahead and demanded a probe into the cross voting.
Kanwar said that there should be a thorough probe to trace out who were behind the cross voting as the NDA backed candidate secured 51 votes when the state BJP has 53 MLAs.
"The central leadership should take the cross voting as an indication of things to come before a bigger explosion takes place. They should take sufficient steps to understand what was happening in the organisation and the government here", said a senior functionary of the government requesting anonymity.
"We have come to power with a slogan to fight against corruption and where is that fight? Rather every year more and more corruption cases are being exposed in the state assembly when the state is going to poll," he said.
"It is the bureaucracy who has a say on the matter of state administration and every day governance and the elected representatives have hardly any role to play even in formulating policies, pointed out an MLA of the ruling party.
The Chief Minister had been adviced by state as well as central leaders to change his style of functioning and to take the party workers and leaders with him. The cross voting is seen as a result of Raman Singh's not heeding the advise.
Leaders like Nanki Ram Kanwar, who was on July 2 reshuffle, dropped from the cabinet have gone ahead and demanded a probe into the cross voting.
Kanwar said that there should be a thorough probe to trace out who were behind the cross voting as the NDA backed candidate secured 51 votes when the state BJP has 53 MLAs.
"The central leadership should take the cross voting as an indication of things to come before a bigger explosion takes place. They should take sufficient steps to understand what was happening in the organisation and the government here", said a senior functionary of the government requesting anonymity.
"We have come to power with a slogan to fight against corruption and where is that fight? Rather every year more and more corruption cases are being exposed in the state assembly when the state is going to poll," he said.
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"It is the bureaucracy who has a say on the matter of state administration and every day governance and the elected representatives have hardly any role to play even in formulating policies, pointed out an MLA of the ruling party.
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