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No rejig in PCC: Rawat

He said the party’s statewide padayatra against CAA will continue till April

Guwahati Published 17.02.20, 06:38 PM
Harish Rawat

Harish Rawat (File photo)

AICC general secretary in-charge of Assam, Harish Rawat, on Monday brushed aside reports that the high command was going to rejig the state leadership to give it a new look for next year’s Assembly polls.

“There is no such move as of now. We are now contemplating only on changing the government in 2021,” Rawat, who arrived here on Monday, told reporters in the afternoon.

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Asked about alleged unhappiness about PCC president Ripun Bora among a section within the party, Rawat said, “Many things happen within a family. But the family finds solutions.”

A party source, however, told The Telegraph that there was a likelihood of a rejig of the state leadership soon. “Five states/Union Territories — Assam, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Bengal — are going for polls next year. The party is giving special focus on Assam and Kerala, where it has prospects of winning in contrast to the three others where the field will not be smooth,” the source said.

There have been reports that while the high command admits Bora’s hard-working ability, at the same time it was not happy with the electoral results under him. The high command is also not happy with Rawat for his alleged failure in stopping factionalism within the party.

Rawat will stay in Assam till Thursday. “He will be attending anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests at Mangaldoi, Sipajhar and Nalbari during the three days,” said PCC spokesperson Imdad Hussain.

On the reported inter-party rift, Rawat said the Congress was a democratic party. “Every leader has his or her followers. But when election arrives, we will stand together and fight together,” he said.

Rawat said the party’s statewide padayatra against CAA will continue till April.

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