Former Congress MLA and influential Dalit leader Maru, state GPCC secretary Baloch leave party
September 06, 2017
Bhavnagar: Two prominent Congress leaders in Bhavnagar district of Saurashtra region including a former MLA and influential Dalit leader Pravin Maru has resigned from the party.
Apart from Maru state secretary of the main opposition party in Gujarat and minority leader Hayat Khan Baloch has also left Congress.
Maru, who was MLA from Gadhada constituency in Bhavnagar district from 2002-07 and lost with smaller margin in 2007 and 2012 election on Congress ticket and Baloch, a former leader of opposition in Palitana municipality of Bhavnagar have leveled similar allegations on the party leadership.
They have alleged that the Congress leadership was overlooking Dalit and Minority communities.
Qualified leaders of the community were by-passed in appointment on top party posts, they have alleged.
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