Rivalry, a history
Wadettiwar also announced that he would donate his salary and honorarium for one year towards drought relief.
Later, in a social media post, Wadettiwar said Congress workers should end their internal fight and concentrate on public issues. “Let us begin this unity from Chandrapur,” he said. He criticised the BJP-led govt’s response and sought greater assistance for affected farmers.
Congress won 27 seats but failed to form the administration. The factions later joined hands to elect Rajesh Adur as Congress group leader, before differences resurfaced over his replacement, with 16 corporators backing Surendra Adbale.
Making the announcement at a Congress programme in Mumbai, Wadettiwar said internal battles must end and specifically named Dhanorkar while calling for the two sides to work together. “I am starting this from Chandrapur,” he said, stressing the need for Congress office-bearers and workers to remain united to raise public issues and push Vidarbha’s development agenda. Dhanorkar told TOI that she always supported reconciliation for the betterment of Congress in Chandrapur. We should fight the opposition, not among ourselves,” she said.
“If a senior leader like him has taken the stand, we will always support him. We will work with Wadettiwar to expand the party’s footprint. The rapprochement follows a prolonged rivalry between the two camps, which became particularly visible during the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation episode. The dispute eventually reached court.
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday announced an end to his differences with Chandrapur MP Pratibha Dhanorkar, seeking to draw a line under the factional tensions that have unsettled the party’s organisation in the district.