Woman Leader Accuses Congress Of Selling Tickets For MCD Polls

New Delhi: District President of Mahila Congress Rachna Sachdeva has accused party leaders of selling tickets for the ensuing Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.

She said, party tickets are being sold to relatives of senior Congressmen. After she made the charge against the Congress leaders, Rachna Sachdeva said she was harassed by a few leaders. She filed a complaint of mental harassment and criminal intimidation against Congress chief Ajay Maken, Mahila Congress President Shobha Oza and leader Netta D’Souza.

Sachdeva alleged that she was harassed after she met with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on the issue of ticket distribution for the MCD polls. She alleged that tickets have been allotted to the Congress leaders’ relatives.

Oza refuted her claims saying that Sachdeva is a “soft target” and is being “used by the BJP to malign Congress leaders”. Oza went on to explain that there is a process for handing out tickets. “If a member can’t assure winnability, then how can we give them a ticket? Mahila Congress bearers who were out on the ground and worked hard have been given tickets,” she said.

Sachdeva alleged that she was locked in a room by Oza and D’Souza and threatened for approaching Gandhi. She even said that Maken asked her in a threatening manner if she is a BJP member.

“Who has the time to threaten or intimidate anyone? If you were a true Congress member then you would not choose this forum. Don’t make such false allegations. I feel sorry for you,” Oza responded.