Ex-MLA warns rebel8217; Ranjit

He termed Ranjit8217;s claim on the Chief Ministership as a 8220;millennium joke8221; and said that he should go through some introspection over the support he had from Vidharba region. Ranjit was isolated on the issue, he said. He added that at a time when the Congress party had not gained absolute majority and had made the Government with the support of other political parties, Ranjit had tried to pressurise the party, instead of extending a helpinghand.

Yelgulwar warned him to stop this practice or else party workers would not remain silent.

Yelgulwar, who was the Congress MLA from South Solapur city constituency, had lost the election for the second time in a row and was restless to occupy some place in politics. Known as a staunch follower of Congress bigwig Shankarrao Chavan, as well as MP Sushilkumar Shinde, Yelgulwar is leaving no store unturned to become an MLA in the near future.

In the light of this, his statement against Ranjit is being observed as a bid to make the new Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh happy. Meanwhile, the Congress leaders who were unhappy with the omission of MLA Anandrao Devakate in the Ministry, are now set to dash to Mumbai to remain present on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of the second batch of Ministers, which may possibly take place on October 29.

After Shankarrao Chavan and Sushilkumar Shinde showed the green signal, Devakate is likely to get a place in the Ministry to keep the balance of powerbetween the NCP and the Congress in the district. Besides, he is the seniormost MLA in the State and has always remained loyal to the party in crucial times, it is said.

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