Two senior Cong leader clash in public

Bilha (Chhattisgarh): In an embarrassment for Congress, two senior party leaders clashed during a programme billed to motivate party workers in BJP-ruled states. AICC General Secretary B K Hariprasad and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi virtually engaged in a wordy duel at the function on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_508677” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Respresentative image. AFP[/caption] Trouble started when supporters of Jogi, who is also heading the AICC Scheduled Tribes Department, raised slogans hailing him when Hariprasad was delivering his address. Apparently irked by the slogan shouting, Hariprasad first said Jogi does not need an introduction and they know each other for the last 24 years. However as the slogan shouting continued, Hariprasad apparently lost cool and told those shouting slogans to shun sycophancy. As soon as Hariprasad said that such type of sycophancy will not work and by slogan shouting, they cannot prove that they are close to Jogi, the former Chief Minister took strong objection telling him “you deliver your speech.” A visibly angry Jogi was heard muttering that Hariprasad took his name while delivering the speech. PTI