Congress’s trouble: Narhari hai ki manta nahi!

Ahmedabad, 1 December 2012

While AICC delegate and one of the top ten leaders of Gujarat Congress Narhari Amin is still undecided on joining BJP, his Congress party is trying its best not to allow Amin to leave the party.

Yesterday, late in the evening, Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia visited sulking Amin and requested him to continue with Congress. Speaking with media outside Amin’s house in western Amdavad, Modhwadia said, “Amin is very active and enthusiastice Congress leader who also when needed works as out crisis managed. We wish he would continue to stay with Congress.”

Soon after Arjun Modhwadia and Ashok Tanwar left, Amin told media persons that he clearly told Modhwadia that not only he himself but his many supporters were unhappy with party’s decision of denying ticket to him. Amin further added that he told Modhwadia he would not be able to work for the party in such circumstances.

It is believed that Gujarat Congress’s most powerful leader Ahmed Patel also talked to Amin over a phone call, but Amin stayed non-promising on his continuation with Congress.

The next was Rajiv Shukla, who visited Amin to hold one-to-one talk with him. Shukla met Amin on Saturday afternoon.

However Narhari said that Shukla had come to Ahmedabad to attend wedding of cricketer RP Singh, and Shukla’s visit to his place was not planned by Delhi.

Congress MLA Sabir Kabliwala who is fighting the poll as independent, former leader of opposition Naresh Rawal who failed to get ticket from Vijapur and others also visited Amin.

It should be noted here that Narhari Amin has called a meeting of Congress workers and supporters unhappy with party’s decisions on ticket distribution. The meeting will be held on Sunday. It is yet to see what comes out of this meeting. If majority of unhappy workers, leaders and Amin supporters favor joining BJP, the decision could be very much on that line.