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‘Trying to buy tickets,’ Congress leaders give ₹5 cr to Prashant Kishor’s impersonators

The Congress unit of Punjab is facing a mountain of problems. Intense factionalism, resentment against Captain Amarinder Singh’s leadership, corruption, misgovernance and many other issues have affected the party’s prospects of retaining power in the state. It was with much hope that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh appointed veteran number cruncher Prashant Kishor as his principal advisor. With the state going to polls early next year, Prashant Kishor had to help the Congress win Punjab for the second time in a row. In Punjab, however, Kishor faces a unique and previously unheard of challenge. Unknown person is disguising as Prashant Kishor. They are creating discontent in the state ranks of the Congress with respect to the leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh. This unknown caller(s), speaking as Prashant Kishor, Allegedly encouraging politicians to make public statements against the Chief Minister of Punjab and criticize his leadership. The Punjab Police has registered a criminal case against unidentified persons for posing as juveniles and duping Congress leaders of huge sums of money. According to the Indian Express, the gang duped Congressmen of at least Rs 5 crore. Last month too, the gang was successful in fooling at least 30 to 40 Congress leaders from Ludhiana, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Sangrur. The expulsion of such a large number of Congress leaders by a gang of impersonators is proof that the state unit of the party is infidelity towards Captain Amarinder Singh. last month, A gang of juvenile impersonators was arrested by the Punjab Police. The gang members were caught while trying to cheat MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid. He became suspicious when the impersonator asked for a gift to present a survey report in his favor. Police had arrested two persons from Jalandhar on May 11 and 13 respectively from Jalandhar. demanded Rs 10 lakh from him as a gift for two MLAs from other states, who would conduct a survey and submit a report in Vaid’s favor to ensure that he gets tickets for next year’s elections. Another Congress leader from Sangrur, Daman Thind Bajwa, said Rs 7 lakh was demanded from him in return for the promise of taking fake tickets. The gang that was busted last month included Gaurav Sharma, Rakesh Kumar Bhasin and the like. Rajat Kumar Raja though The latest group of impersonators has not yet been identified. Police Division No. A criminal case has been registered under IPC section 416, 419, 420, 109, 120-B and section 66-D of IT Act 2000. 6, Commissionerate of Police, Ludhiana against unknown callers. A new group of people masquerading as Prashant Kishor is telling Congress leaders that if the leaders follow the advice of Kishor (impersonators), their matter will be taken up with the party high command. Read more: Like TMC fears massive defection in Punjab Congress, Amarinder says Prashant Kishor will have no hand in ticket distribution, as reported by TFI, after appointment of Prashant Kishor as principal advisor to chief minister Since then, Congress party leaders have been dissatisfied. Given that the situation is spiraling out of control, Amarinder Singh had to come out to extinguish it and claimed that Kishor would have no role in ticket distribution. The chief minister had appointed Kishor as his principal advisor in March this year. As reported earlier by TFI, Kishor was placed on a nominal honorarium of Re 1 per month as salary for his services to CM Amarinder. But the devil is in the details and according to official government documents, the juvenile is entitled to fully furnished government accommodation and camp office, executive class travel, official vehicle, medical facilities and secretarial staff, as admissible to a cabinet minister in Punjab. is. 5 every month on hospitality to the Principal Advisor to Amarinder, Permission has been given to spend up to Rs. 000. In Punjab Congress, the gang of Prashant Kishor has exposed the obvious flaws. Needless to say, with less than a year left for the assembly elections – the Congress in Punjab has been exposed as a divided house, dissatisfied with the leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh.