Statesman News Service
MALDA, 19 MAY: Controversy seems to have become a constant companion of the Congress in Malda. First, there was the issue over candidature, and now the debate over ministerial berths.
The common demand in the district is for at least one ministerial berth, but the choice of candidate is divided. While one section wants Miss Mausam Noor of North Malda in the UPA ministry, another desires Mr AH Khan Choudhury of South Malda.
Several representations on the subject have been faxed to the AICC, in support of both Miss Noor and Mr Khan Choudhury.
A group of general secretaries of the Malda Congress, including the chief election agent of the South Malda MP, is trying hard to project Mr AH Khan Choudhury.
They even went to the extent of urging the media to support a berth for Mr Khan Choudhury.
Other senior Congress leaders ~ notably Mr Mostaque Alam, Mr Hassan Ali Shah and Mr Ashraful Biswas ~ said they were seeking a ministerial berth for Mr AH Khan Choudury as a successor to ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury.
They suspect that if Miss Noor is accorded a ministerial berth she would have to play second fiddle in the ministry. “We do not want window dressing for Malda, we want an effective person as minister,” the leaders said.
The issue has effected a division in the Chhatra Parishad too, with one group faxing an appeal to Delhi yesterday demanding a ministerial berth for Miss Noor.
Besides the CP, there is much popular demand for Miss Noor's inclusion in the ministry.
“She is young, educated and from the minority community. She is ideal ministerial material,” said one Malda resident.
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