Gujarat Congress appoints Shehzad Khan Pathan as leader of opposition in AMC

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress chief Jagdish Thakor has appointed Shehzadkhan Nasirkhan Pathan as leader of opposition in Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Shehzadkkhan Pathan is Congress councilor from Danilimda ward. Nirav Surendrakumar Bakshi has been appointed deputy leader of Congress party in AMC.

Another Congress councilor Jagdish Khimjibhai Rathod has been made whip of opposition party in AMC. Congress has 24 councilors in AMC. The party couldn’t decide the name of leader of elected group in AMC in last 11 months due to infighting which went worse recently when 10 Congress councilors opposed party’s move to make Shehzadkhan as leader.

At least two councilors, both women, went to media and said they along with other councilors had proposed resignation against party’s move. Congress party has made a formula under which leader of Congress party in AMC, deputy leader and whip will be appointed for a year, and thus in-total 12 corporators will get these posts in next four years, before the next election of AMC.

Congress party had yesterday issued show cause notices to 4 corporators of the party for breach of discipline in the controversy of the appointment of leader of opposition party in Amdavad Municipal Corporation. Notices were given to 4 corporators demanding a written explanation within 7 days. The four corporators are Rajashri Kesari, Jamna Vegad, Kamla Chavda and Haji Mirza. The actions are taken for giving statements in public when protesting outside the party office. The corporator Rajashri Kesari had sent a video with title ‘Ladki hoon Lad Sakti hoon’ to Priyanka Gandhi alleging rude behavior of Shahejad Khan Pathan with women and seeking justice.

Shehzadkhan Pathan was first elected as councilor at the age of 21. He was in news for his arrest in CAA protest violence case in which several police men were attacked and suffered injuries. Shehzadkhan was arrested in this case and he was brought to AMC meeting from jail with handcuffs and police japta.

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