Former deputy collector Nisha Bangre, who joined the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday will not contest the upcoming Assembly election but will serve the State and the party in other capacities, State Congress president Kamal Nath said.
He was speaking at a public rally in his home turf Chhindwara, where he also inducted Ms. Bangre into the party ranks. “You will become an example. No problem that you are not contesting the polls, but I need your services in M.P.,” he said.
Ms. Bangre had quit her deputy collector position in June after the administration denied her permission to attend a Buddhist event and an all-religion prayer for the inauguration of her home in Amla. Her resignation was only accepted by the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday after a four-month long struggle. Having quit government service, she sought to enter politics and contest the polls from Amla in Betul district.
