In a humiliation to the Congress in Kerala, celebration’s girls’s wing President Lathika Subhash on Sunday resigned from the publish harm over thedenial of Ettumanoor seat to her, shortly after the candidates report for the April 6 Meeting polls was launched in New Delhi.
The 56-year-old senior chief moreover shaved her head sitting in entrance of the Congress office proper right here as a mark of protest.
Subahash, who met reporters on the celebration headquarters Indira Bhavan proper right here, rapidly after the KPCC chief Mullappally Ramachandran launched the celebration report at New Delhi, talked about it was in want of girls candidates.
Of the report of 86 candidates launched proper this second by the Congress, solely 9 are girls.
It could possibly be for the first time that any chief in any political celebration in Kerala has taken such a drastic step in protest in opposition to the celebration administration for denial of poll ticket.
A acknowledged woman face amongst celebration leaders and activists, Lathika Subhash had taken over as the top of Mahila Congress in 2018 from Bindhu Krishna, now a celebration candidate in Kollam.
A weeping Subhash talked about she tonsured her head as an emblem of protest for all the women inside the celebration, who’ve been toiling exhausting for the success of various candidates, nonetheless have been sidelined and ignored by the administration for years.
She moreover talked about she would not have to proceed prepared which could not earn her even a deserved election ticket.
“I’m saddened by the candidate assortment of KPCC. We appeared for 20 per cent seats for women.. nonetheless at least anticipated one woman candidate from each district.
However these girls leaders who used to work for the celebration have been utterly ignored,” she talked about.
Recollecting her journey with the Congress through these years, the girl chief talked about her determine was heard in the middle of the time of elections, nonetheless certainly not found a spot inside the candidate report.
“This time, a 27-year-old lady was given an opportunity. We’re completely happy… however many senior leaders have been ignored. I’ve been working for this celebration for a very long time. Many MLAs of the Congress celebration are junior to me,” she talked about.
Subhash moreover recognized that former Mahila Congress chief and present DCC president Bindhu Krishna wanted to cry on Saturday to get her determine included inside the candidates’ report.
She moreover talked about she would not quit the Congress or be a part of each different nonetheless would reside from now onwards as an irregular celebration worker.
“I’ll neither go to BJP, nor will I be part of the CPI(M). Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are my leaders,” she added.
Reacting to the occasion, nonetheless, Mullappally Ramachandran rejected her prices that she had been sidelined.
She has always been a extremely obedient celebration worker and the Congress had not ignored her, he talked about.
“We could not give her seat this time… nonetheless it was not intentional… She wanted Ettumanoor seat which wanted to be given to Kerala Congress (M) Joseph faction.
We’ll actually accommodate her in future,” he talked about.
Chief of Opposition inside the state assembly, Ramesh Chennithala talked about the celebration had tried its biggest to include all people and there are quite a few prepared leaders who have not been given ticket for this election.
I request every UDF members and workers to work for the doorway’s victory.
UDF Convenor M M Hassan talked about the celebration wanted to current the Ettumanoor seat to Lathika, nonetheless the KC(J) was adamant in getting the seat.
Although one other seats had been considered for her, it did not work out, he talked about.