Eleven corporators of Congress 'resign'

Ahmedabad: A total of 11 corporators of Congress resigned from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Gujarat due to the disagreement over the appointment of the opposition leader, a corporator, who had staked claim to the post, said on Sunday. However, a Gujarat Congress spokesperson said that these corporators have not resigned but only presented their views on the issue.

The Congress had 24 corporators in the 192-member AMC, which is ruled by the BJP. Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM had won seven seats of corporators in February last year. "Eleven corporators, including myself, have resigned from the party and have given our letters to the state president expressing our disagreement over the name of the leader of the opposition. We are not happy with the decision to appoint Shehzad Pathan as the leader of the opposition in the AMC," said Chavda. She claimed to enjoy the support of many corporators for the post of LoP. The 11 corporators, who submitted their resignations to state Congress president Thakor, are not happy with the proposal to appoint Shehzad Pathan as the leader of the opposition, Chavda said. Pathan is the national secretary of the Youth Congress. He had been arrested in connection with CAA/NCR protests in the Muslim-dominated Shah-e-Alam locality of Ahmedabad in 2020.