PATIALA: The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president, Varinder Kataria’s first visit to Patiala to address the Congress workers, MPs and MLA sended amidst slogan shouting and noisy scones at the Circuit House here this work.
Instead of listening to their state president, the workers shouted slogans in favor of their own local Leaders. Hardly any slogan was raised in favor of Chief Minister, Harcharan Singh Brar, Repeated appeals by Kataria to workers to immediately stop slogan shouting went unnoticed Visibly upset at the chaos, Kataria warned the leaders that this was no way 10 get party tickets for coming parliamentary elections.
Kataria, who apparently lost his temper, said that the youngsters among the workers would be selected for nominations in the election; He criticized the leaders for inciting the workers and asked them to remain in senses. Nothing was audible to the over 2,000 Congress workers who had gathered under a shamiana outside the Circuit House, Sudden rain added to the chaos and Kataria abruptly ended the meeting and moved inside the Circuit House.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 20, 1996
