After Nashik MLC constituency nomination fiasco, Congress suspends Sudhir Tambe

The Congress on Sunday suspended Sudhir Tambe who didnt file nomination for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls despite the party mandate and instead got his son Satyajit to enter the fray as an independent in the Nashik Division Graduates constituencyThe twist in the upcoming MLC polls in Nashik has left the Congress redfacedMeanwhile state Congress president Nana Patole said the party will officially declare its support to one of the contesting Independents not Satyajit Tambe on Monday the last day for the withdrawal of nominations for the January 30 electionsTariq Anwar membersecretary of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee issued a release stating Sudhir Tambe has been placed under suspension pending an inquiry against him with the approval of party president Mallikarjun KhargeSudhir Tambe said I have no comments on this development I have decided not to speak over the issue for some timeThe stand taken by Congress regarding me is not just The truth will come out after inquiry I believe in justice he tweetedIn an embarrassment for the Congress Sudhir Tambe withdrew from the contest on Thursday and said his son will be in the fray from the constituency represented by him for the last three termsIn a further setback Satyajit Tambe filed his nomination as an Independent while asserting he was with Congress and at the same time seeking support from the Bharatiya Janata PartyOn his part Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis claimed he had no role in the Tambe episodeFadnavis also said a decision on whether to support Satyajit Tambe would be taken by Maharashtra unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule at an appropriate timeAlso Read Rahul Gandhi made people realise how important unity is for country Kapil SibalBawankule had said the party would consider if Satyajit Tambe approached it for supportThe last date of withdrawal is January 16 Voting will take place on January 30 and counting on February 2It is a preferential voting process where the voters have to give their preference of votes to the candidates No election symbol is used in these electionsMeanwhile incumbent Revenue Minister in the state government and BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Sunday told reporters if the party asks efforts will be made to back the Tambe juniorVikhe Patil a former Congress leader is the archrival of state Congress legislature leader Balasaheb Thorat who is related to Sudhir TambeIf the party BJP asks us to work in favour of Satyajit Tambe we will take efforts to ensure his victory in the MLC elections As a party worker we will work to make him victorious Vikhe Patil saidPatole said the Congress will officially declare its support to one of the contesting Independents on MondayWe have made our decision regarding Tambe already clear The MVAbacked candidate will win this election for sure he saidThe MVA comprises the Uddhav Thackerayled faction of Shiv Sena NCP and CongressNotably Shubhangi Patil who joined the BJP a year ago has filed her nomination from the Nashik division graduates constituency as an Independent candidateShe met Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday and sought his support for the electionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever