Even the thumping victory in Puthuppally appears not enough to put a lid on the raging infighting within the Congress at the grass roots in Kottayam.
About one-and-half months after it was ousted from power in Changanassery, infighting in the Congress has put the United Democratic Front at the risk loosing yet another civic body -Vaikom. The simmering disputes over implementing a power sharing agreement within the Congress has taken a turn for the worse with a section of Congress councillors now demanding the resignation of municipal chairperson Radhika Shyam.
While the dissidents have been demanding her resignation citing a power sharing agreement, the faction supporting Ms. Shyam insists that her term will end only by next January 2024.The issue has continued to rage on even after the District Congress Committee directed the chairperson to step down, though to no avail.
