Express News Service
KOTTAYAM:Q. Why did you resolve to contest as an impartial?A. When presidents of Youth Congress and KSU got an opportunity to contest, the Mahila Congress president was denied a seat. The Congress disregarded Mahila Congress and that’s why I staged the protest. I’m a sufferer of circumstances.Q. What was the explanation for seat denial?A. We can typically see obtrusive disparity in the case of giving positions to girls. Though we demanded 20 per cent seats for ladies or a minimum of one lady candidate from every district, solely 10 per cent seats got to girls. Q. Didn’t you categorical your curiosity to contest?A. I had knowledgeable CWC member A Ok Antony and state president Mullappally Ramachandran that I’d tonsure my head if the Mahila Congress president was denied a ticket. Mullappally, who had promised to name, didn’t even reply to my calls after that. AICC secretary Ivan D’Souza, who’s answerable for Kottayam district, had instructed me that my identify figured of their record after the survey. He additionally assured me that I’d get Ettumanoor seat.Q. Did you demand solely Ettumanoor seat?A. That’s proper. I had a troublesome expertise in Malampuzha and therefore I requested my residence turf to contest. The leaders may have instructed me upfront in the event that they needed to offer me a distinct seat. Later, AICC leaders requested me to counsel one other constituency. Though I selected Vypeen, which is my husband’s native place, that too was not given. Q. How assured are you about contesting as an impartial?A. I had already ready to contest the election from Ettumanoor. I’ve been reviving my relations with the folks right here for the previous few months. My supporters received upset listening to Congress denied a seat to me. I made a decision to contest as per their request.