{"id":9005,"date":"2026-06-30T04:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/?p=9005"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:55:26","slug":"internal-differences-come-to-fore-at-congress-rally-at-pithoragarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/internal-differences-come-to-fore-at-congress-rally-at-pithoragarh\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal differences come to fore at Congress rally at Pithoragarh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Internal differences come to fore at Congress rally at Pithoragarh<\/p>\n<p>B,D,Kasniyal<\/p>\n<p>Pithoragarh, June 30<\/p>\n<p>Inter differences within Congress party came to fore at a party rally which was disrupted following levelling of allegations of anti-party activities against local party legislator Mayukh Singh Mahar by senior party leaders of the district. The Congress MLA had to leave immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have taken disciplinary action and given notices\u00a0to three Congress leaders namely, Bhawana Nagarkoti, Deepak Lunthi and Mahendra Lunthi for disrupting the meeting,&#8221; said Ganesh Godiyal, state Congress president.<\/p>\n<p>Godiyal said that if not given satisfactory answer within three days\u2019 time, these\u00a0Congressmen will be liable for further action by party.<\/p>\n<p>After the allegation of working against party candidate in local body elections last year, voiced from the stage, the sitting congress MLA left the dais.&#8221; As he left the meeting and slogan shouting began, the meeting ended, &#8220;said an\u00a0 witness Congress worker, present in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bhawana Nagarkoti, a senior\u00a0Congress leader alleged in presence of state Congress president\u00a0Ganesh Godiyal that the sitting Congress MLA from Pithoragarh, instead of supporting party candidates in local body elections last year, supported a candidate who was not even a party member, resulting\u00a0in the\u00a0defeat\u00a0of Congress party candidate in Nagar Nigam elections last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; we had gathered to honour and welcome the state President, despite\u00a0this short disruption, the meeting of Congress men from all corners of the district went well and a \u2018Samman Samaroh\u2019 for freedom fighter families and senior Congress leaders concluded later, &#8220;said Mahendra Lunthi, a senior Congress leader of the district<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0state Congress president had reached the district after successful completion of \u2018Vyawastha Pariwartan\u2019 meeting of Congress workers in Champawat.&#8221;The large gathering of Congressmen shows that the party is united and ready to change the corrupt rule of BJP in 2027 elections,&#8221; claimed Lunthi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internal differences come to fore at Congress rally at Pithoragarh B,D,Kasniyal Pithoragarh, June 30 Inter differences within Congress party came to fore at a party rally which was disrupted following levelling of allegations of anti-party activities against local party legislator Mayukh Singh Mahar by senior party leaders of the district. 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