Having lost face over an acrimonious fight involving its three women councillors in Muvattupuzha Municipality, including the vice chairperson, the Congress party seems to be in a damage control mode now.
Plans are afoot to petition the Election Commission demanding disqualification of Prameela Gireesh Kumar on whose petition the Muvattupuzha police had registered a case invoking non-bailable charges, including attempt to murder, against party colleagues Sini Biju, municipal vice chairperson, and Joyce Mary.
It all started with the ouster of welfare standing committee chairman Rajasree Raju of the Congress after a no-confidence motion moved by Ms. Kumar was passed with the support of Left Democratic Front (LDF) councillors. Later in that week, a nasty fight erupted involving Ms. Kumar, Ms. Biju, and Ms. Mary within the municipal office premises landing all three on hospital beds.
