Bansal back in city,Cong leaders told to put up show of(f) strength

All roads leading to his house had heavy police presence. The BJP,during his absence,had more than once held protests outside his house that had turned violent with party workers clashing with Congress workers.

The city Congress leaders would hold a meeting on Sunday to express solidarity with Bansal and decide on the future course of action. A beleaguered Congress has asked its party leaders to be present at Bansal’s residence on Sunday morning.

Interestingly,each Congress leader has been asked to bring along 8-10 people in order to ensure that the numbers do not fall short and an image of the party supporting Bansal can be portrayed.

One of the Congress leaders said,“It seems that there is a fear that the numbers might fall short. We have been told to bring along some people from our areas when we visit Bansal’s residence”.

Another leader stated that a meeting would be held to discuss the future course of action. The BJP has been in an overdrive in the past week,by holding protests and leveling allegations. In fact,the BJP has been claiming that whenever Bansal makes any attempt to hold an event in the city,the party will wave black flags at him at the venue. Within BJP,the issue has given a platform to its three leaders Satya Pal Jain,Harmohan Dhawan and Sanjay Tandon to indulge in one upmanship.

Amidst speculation that some other leader from the Centre with base in the city,including Kapil Sibal,Manish Tewari or Ambika Soni might get a chance to contest from the city,the local unit of Congress will now discuss the issues at hand.