Chennai: Congress MP S Jothimani on Friday alleged "massive irregularities" in allocating constituencies and selecting party candidates, as well, for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls.
Massive irregularities took place within the Congress party and constituencies were sought and allocated to suit candidates who had already been selected, she claimed.
"Under the guise of 'surveys', largescale corruption has reportedly occurred. Senior party workers who have served the party for decades and individuals with genuine winning prospects were completely sidelined, while many newcomers and candidates with little or no electoral prospects were given opportunities after constituencies were specifically negotiated for them," the Karur MP said.
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Some of those who were given the opportunity to contest elections either left the party or became inactive within days after the election. "Who gave these individuals opportunities? On what basis were they selected? What action has been taken against those responsible for these mistakes?" she asked on 'X'.
Without conducting an inquiry into constituency allocation and candidate selection, forming a committee only to investigate alleged anti-party activities during the election was merely an arrangement to protect those who are actually responsible for the wrongdoing.
