Kamal Nath predicts BJP route

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 5. The AICC(I) general secretary in charge of Delhi, Mr. Kamal Nath, today announced that the relatives of the sitting MCD Councillors would not be given party nominations and predicted that the BJP would be defeated convincingly in the Corporation polls.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. Nath said today's meeting of the MLAs at the Parliament Annexe was the first step towards preparing the party to face the elections. It was decided to oppose the system of rotation of seats in the MCD on which the Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dikshit, had already written to the Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani. Also present at the press conference were the DPCC(I) president, Mr.Subhash Chopra, Mr.Arvinder Singh Lovely and Mr.Bhisham Sharma, MLAs.

Giving details about the outcome, Mr. Nath said that it was unanimously decided to put up new faces for the MCD polls and the MLAs should be taken into confidence on the allocation of tickets. ``It has been decided that no relatives of Councillors would be given nomination and all those who had worked against the party in the past or contested as rebels would also not be given ticket,'' he added.

Predicting a total rout for the BJP, Mr. Nath said it would initiate the countrywide rejection of the BJP and have national implications. He said it had been decided in consultation with the Chief Minister that all Ministers would be assigned blocks in different areas. They would conduct regular meetings at the block and district level. Mr. Nath acknowledged that there have been complaints about the functioning of the Ministers and indicated that he might seek a separate meeting to sort out the issue.

Praising the younger lot especially, Mr. Arvinder Singh Lovely, Mr. Bhisham Sharma and Mr. Mahabal Mishra for coming out with valuable suggestions on the MCD polls, Mr. Nath said he would soon be conducting meetings of the block and district presidents and MLAs at the district level. After putting the party structure in place, public meetings would also be organised to mobilise people and party workers.

At the same time, he urged the party to concentrate on revision of electoral rolls which was important. He was happy that the party MLAs were united in their resolve to defeat the BJP and said the party had to work hard to ensure that it came out with flying colours.

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