Discontent still brewing in Cong over seat allocation

While Singh has nominated Brian Miranda for Ward 86,Dutt and her supporters reportedly favoured outgoing corporator from another ward—Dharmesh Vyas. Dutt reportedly refused to meet Miranda and his supporters.

While a group representing the East Indian community stated that they would write to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Dutt’s alleged anti-Catholic sentiment,Congress MLA Krishna Hegde pointed out that at least four other Catholics had been given tickets in 29 wards in the region. “There’s no question of not giving tickets to Catholics,” Hegde said.

Sources said CM Prithviraj Chavan had also spoken to Dutt regarding the seat allocation process and had heard her grievances about not being consulted.

Madhyalkar’s nomination rejected

The Nomination of Suvarna Madhyalkar,corporator from ward no 30 who was given a Congress ticket from ward no 32,was rejected on Friday. Returning officer A Padwal said Madhyalkar’s affidavit was not signed by a notary or a competent authority. “The affidavit has to be signed before a notary but Madhyalkar’s affidavit did not bear any signature,” he said. Elected from Women OBC reserved ward no 30 in 2007,Madhyalkar was shifted to ward 32,which now has the same reservation while 30 has become an open ward.