Congress Red-Faced After Puri Candidate Drops Out, Cites Lack Of Funds
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The journalist-turned-politician alleged that Odisha Congress in-charge Ajoy Kumar asked her to fight using her own funds.
The Congress today lost its third Lok Sabha candidate, just days before voting on the seat. Sucharita Mohanty, the party's candidate dropped out citing lack of funds.
“It is clear that only a fund crunch is holding us back from a winning campaign in Puri. I regret that without party funding, it won't be possible to carry out the campaign in Puri. I, therefore, return the INC ticket for the Puri Parliamentary Constituency herewith," Ms Puri wrote in a letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
The journalist-turned-politician alleged that Odisha Congress in-charge Ajoy Kumar asked her to fight using her own funds.
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