Congress leader Shehzad Poonawalla (Source: ANI/File) Congress leader Shehzad Poonawalla (Source: ANI/File)As Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers for the post of Congress president, worker Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday called it a “black day” for the party. Taking to Twitter, Poonawalla reiterated that the election is a “farce,” and claimed the party was fielding a “dummy” candidate against Gandhi. Poonawalla’s remarks come days after he first alleged that the organisational polls were rigged to favour Gandhi. Brushing aside Poonawalla’s “silly” comments, the Congress had initially said the party does not get blackmailed by anyone. A day before the election process began, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised Poonawalla’s remarks while campaigning for the Gujarat elections in Surendranagar.

Source: Indian Express December 04, 2017 05:49 UTC