Accusing CLP leader Sadanand Singh of "weakening" the party in the state, Congress MLA Sanjay Kumar Tiwari alias Munna Tiwari said he will be visiting Delhi after the conclusion of the assembly session next month to apprise the high command of the situation in the state unit.
"Singh has been taking steps that are weakening the party in the state. The Bhabhua assembly by-poll is a case in point where he lobbied hard and secured the party ticket for one Shambhu Patel, who has not been a long-time Congress worker," the Buxar MLA said.
By-polls will be held for Bhabhua and Jahanabad assembly seats as well as Araria Lok Sabha constituency on March 11.
The Congress, however, is only contesting from the Bhabhua constituency, where the by-election was necessitated following the death of sitting BJP MLA Anand Bhushan Pandey.
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The BJP has fielded the deceased MLA's wife Rinky Pandey from the seat.
Tiwari, who is considered to be close to Choudhary, said, "I am with the Congress and have no plans to switch sides. But I will be failing my moral obligations if I remain quiet in the face of what is happening in the state unit."
There are many other MLAs who feel likewise, the MLA said.
The Congress has 27 MLAs in the 243-member Bihar Vidhan Sabha.
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