Internal dissent within the Bihar Congress has once again come out in the open. Senior party leader and AICC member Anand Madhav launched a sharp attack on Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru and state Congress president Rajesh Ram, raising serious questions over organizational functioning, the membership drive, and recent disciplinary actions.
In a press statement, Anand Madhav said that the expulsion of former NSUI president Dr. Rashid Fakhri, INTUC leader Onkara Shakti, and Chandan Singh was a “wrong, authoritarian, and demoralizing step for party workers.” He alleged that the current leadership of the Bihar Congress is “working towards making the party Congress-free by sidelining dedicated workers.”
Targeting Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru directly, he said that Allavaru is “running the Bihar Congress not like a political party, but like a networking company.” According to Anand Madhav, the Bihar in-charge failed both in the Assembly elections and the Rajya Sabha elections, yet instead of accepting responsibility, workers are continuously being blamed.
In the statement, he further alleged that during the Assembly elections, workers were kept engaged with various assurances and schemes, while ultimately “outsider candidates” were given tickets and there was “loot” in ticket distribution. He also claimed that no action has yet been taken against MLAs allegedly involved in cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections, which, according to him, reflects the weakness of the leadership.
Anand Madhav also questioned the organizational structure of the party. He said that prescribed standards were not followed in the appointment of district presidents and that the “Sangathan Srijan” campaign had become merely a showpiece. According to him, workers and supporters are disappointed because ₹50 is being charged instead of ₹5 in the membership campaign, and the entire drive is moving at an extremely slow pace.
He alleged that the organizational campaign had become “a new method of misleading workers and extortion.” He also claimed that the list of who would get which post in the state Congress had already been prepared, and the ongoing process was merely a formality.
Commenting on state Congress president Rajesh Ram, Anand Madhav said that he had become “nothing more than a puppet in the hands of Krishna Allavaru.”
At the end of his statement, Anand Madhav demanded intervention from the Congress high command, saying that if real reforms and positive changes are to be brought in the Bihar Congress, the expelled leaders’ memberships should be restored immediately and both the Bihar in-charge and the state president should be removed without delay.
The growing war of words and public accusations within the Bihar Congress have surfaced at a time when the party continues to face challenges regarding organizational restructuring and its future political strategy in the state.
