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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Naseem Khan withdraws his resignation as Congress campaign panel member

Updated on: 06 May,2024 06:08 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Naseem Khan had expressed his disappointment over not fielding candidates from the minority community in Lok Sabha elections 2024

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Naseem Khan withdraws his resignation as Congress campaign panel member

Naseem Khan. File Pic/X

Maharashtra Congress leader Naseem Khan who had expressed his disappointment over the Maha Vikas Aghadhi (MVA) not fielding candidates from the minority community in Lok Sabha elections 2024 has withdrawn his resignation from the party campaign committee, reported the PTI.


The announcement was made by AICC in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, in a press conference held in Mumbai in the presence of Naseem Khan on Monday, as per the PTI.


Notably, Naseem Khan had quit as a member of the Congress campaign committee citing non-representation of the minority community in the poll fray.


In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Naseem Khan had said that he would not campaign for party candidates for the remaining phases of the Lok Sabha polls, as per the PTI.

"Congress is a democratic set-up where everyone can speak freely. Naseem Khan has taken back his resignation from the campaign committee. He will canvass for the party candidates," Ramesh Chennithala said, according to the PTI.

Naseem Khan, who was present at the press conference, claimed the Congress leadership has taken note of the issues raised by him and will take an appropriate decision in future.

"I am a loyal Congressman and will work to strengthen the hands of Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to install PM from the INDIA bloc. I am not upset," he said.

Naseem Khan also said that Mumbai North Central candidate and city Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad will win by a margin of 2 lakh votes. She is pitted against Ujjwal Nikam of BJP.

Ujjwal Nikam faces Congress' Varsha Gaikwad in Mumbai North Central

The Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat, also known as "mini Mumbai," includes a diverse mix of wealthy regions such as Bandra and Khar, as well as the bustling lanes of Kurla, making it a microcosm of the city's variegated population.

Ujjwal Nikam, a renowned lawyer who has prosecuted high-profile cases like as the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is making his political debut with Lok Sabha Elections 2024 as the BJP's candidate. He is up against Varsha Gaikwad, the Congress' Mumbai unit president and Dharavi MLA.

(with PTI inputs)

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