Congress came to power by default in 1992,says Tewari

Tewari committed the faux pas while trying to justify his tirade against SAD-BJP candidate and two-time Congress MP from the city,Gurcharan Singh Galib,at a press meet held to launch the Congress election manifesto titled ‘Vision for Ludhiana’.

Charging Galib with not doing anything for the development of Ludhiana during his tenure,Tewari said if elected,he would work for the betterment of the constituency.

When asked why the Congress chose to give a ticket to Galib again despite his “laziness”,Tewari,unaware of the significance of his words,answered: “Galib was elected by default in 1992 as the state government was formed by default that year. At the time of the next elections,the party wanted to provide another chance for Galib to prove himself and gave him a ticket.”

As the media further prodded Tewari asking why the Congress gave Galib a ticket on four occasions — 1992 and 1999 (when he won) as well as 1989 and 1998 (when he lost) — he was visibly fumbling over words.