KC Venugopal, Kripashankar Singh wage war of letters

Replying in writing, Mr Singh said that he was surprised by Mr Venu-gopal’s use of “clichéd phrases” such as ‘politics of opportunism’.

Ex-Maharashtra minister quits Congress over stand on Article 370

Mr Singh put in his papers while he was in New Delhi for a screening committee meeting convened by senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.

When contacted, Mr Nirupam said that he was unaware of any such initiative undertaken by the party.

Ashok Jadhav, Baldev Khosa, Madhu Chavan are among the former MLAs who have sought tickets.

The Congress and its ally, the Nationalist Congress Party, have been facing several defections since the end of the Lok Sabha election.

Court acquitted them on ground that no case was made out against main accused.

Though the ACB has given Khadse a clean chit, the report of the Zoting Committee is yet to be made public.

Govt has sought the AG’s opinion on Cong leader’s case.

Sources close to Mr Khan and Mr Singh said both leaders are disturbed over the tickets distribution done by Mr Nirupam.

High Court questions I-T dept for not acting against Cong leader.