Party workers clash with Congress district chief in Neemuch:Brand him ‘BJP’s agent’; dispute over reception of youth wing’s state president

Chaos broke out at Gandhi Bhavan in Neemuch on Sunday afternoon during celebrations marking the 140th Foundation Day of the Indian National Congress. The disturbance occurred during the inauguration ceremony of block presidents, where internal factionalism within the party came into the open. Youth Congress State President Yash Ghanghoriya and former MLA Shiv Chauhan were present at the event. Dispute over reception of state president The situation escalated when Congress District President Tarun Baheti attempted to take Youth Congress State President Yash Ghanghoriya directly into the event venue. Youth Congress workers present at the spot, including Rahul Ahir, Assembly Constituency President Shravan Sen, and others, objected and stopped them. The workers insisted that the State President should first be taken to a separate welcome stage arranged by the Youth Congress. The disagreement quickly turned into a heated argument, followed by pushing and shoving between District President Tarun Baheti and Youth Congress workers on the road outside Gandhi Bhavan. The confrontation created tension and confusion at the venue, disrupting the Foundation Day program. Sloganeering against district president After Yash Ghanghoriya was eventually escorted inside Gandhi Bhavan, angry Youth Congress workers raised slogans against District President Tarun Baheti. Some workers went as far as branding him a ‘BJP agent’. Even after the program concluded, clashes continued among Congress workers over why the State President had not been taken to the Youth Congress welcome stage. State president reacts to the incident Responding to the incident, Youth Congress State President Yash Ghanghoriya expressed strong displeasure. He said that individuals who cannot follow Gandhian principles even on the party’s Foundation Day and resort to sloganeering and disorder should not be considered party workers. The incident has once again highlighted deep-rooted internal divisions within the Congress unit in Neemuch.