Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president
Earlier reporting noted: Shoes hurled as anti-Ajay Rai slogan triggers scuffle on new Uttar Pradesh Congress chief’s Day 1 at party HQ Shoes, slippers and abuses were hurled at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters in Lucknow on Sunday as a slogan against outgoing state unit president Ajay Rai triggered chaos and a scuffle just before new state chief Aradhana Mishra formally took charge from her predecessor. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news.
The dispute began when Rai’s supporters asked people standing near the entrance to make way, saying the state president was arriving, according to party workers present at the venue. “He left only after handing over charge,” Masood said. Mamta merely told them that we were also there to welcome the new president,” she said. Sheela alleged that some men then asked the women to “stay within their limits”, escalating tensions. Describing Rai as a “respected party functionary”, she said women Congress workers wanted him to receive a bigger responsibility within the party. Earlier reporting noted: When asked, the party’s media cell incharge Kunwar Singh Nishad said some altercation took place at the party office.
The verbal confrontation soon escalated, and supporters from both sides attacked each other allegedly with shoes. Rai’s supporters accused Chaudhary of insulting the outgoing president and demanded her expulsion from the party. Sources among party workers claimed that Rai was visibly upset by the incident and initially decided to leave the headquarters without participating in the formal handover ceremony. However, following intervention by Congress MP Imran Masood and the new UPCC president, Rai returned to the premises and formally handed over charge to his successor. he was conspicuously missing when Mona subsequently addressed her first news conference as UP Congress president Although Rai participated in the handover. Asked about Rai’s departure, Masood maintained that the outgoing president had completed the formalities. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Mahila Congress vice-president Sheela Mishra offered a different account of the confrontation, claiming women workers had gathered to welcome both the outgoing and incoming presidents. “We were there to welcome both the outgoing and new president. Some people started asking us to move aside. Download the TOI App. Later, state Congress working president Imran Masood and Aradhana Mishra too met him.
She also claimed that banners put up by women workers were also damaged earlier. Earlier reporting noted: Upset with the scuffle, Ajay Rai staged a sit-in at the party office following which senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari came to him.
The confrontation occurred shortly before newly appointed UP Congress president Aradhana Mishra ‘Mona’ arrived to formally assume charge. Chaudhary allegedly responded by questioning, “Which president? This provoked an argument between the two groups.
Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Congress supporters clashed before Aradhana Mishra Mona assumed charge as UPCC president Lucknow: Chaotic scenes unfolded at the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters on Sunday as supporters of outgoing state president Ajay Rai clashed with a group associated with Congress councillor Mamta Chaudhary over clearing of a passage for him, triggering a heated exchange and members from both sides attacking each other.
