Vikramaditya, son of Union Minister Virbhadra Singh, addresses a press conference at Dharamsala on Thursday. Photo: Kamaljeet
Dharamsala, February 9
Vikramaditya, son of Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Industries Virbhadra Singh, will meet Rahul Gandhi to tell his part of the story regarding the elections of the state Youth Congress.
Vikramaditya said this while talking to newspersons at Dharamsala today. He said the inquiry officer of the Forum for Advanced Management of Elections (FAME), an independent agency that was entrusted the task of conducting the Youth Congress elections, was not fair.
“The inquiry officer did not record my statement or listen to my point of view over the allegations levelled by those who challenged my election to the post of state Youth Congress president. It was a one-sided inquiry, which is against the principle of natural justice,” Vikramaditya alleged.
Regarding the ban on his contesting the Youth Congress elections for the next six years, Vikramaditya said, “I will meet Rahul Gandhi to present my point of view over the issue. However, his decision will be final for me. Even though I have been barred from contesting the elections, I will continue to work for the Youth Congress in the state,” he said. Vikramaditya said he was here to thank the Youth Congress workers who had voted for him in good numbers in Kangra district.
Despite the fact that Vikramaditya had won the elections to post of state Youth Congress president with a thumping majority, his election was declared null and void by FAME that conducted the poll. FAME also barred him from contesting the elections for another six years, which was seen as big setback by his supporters.
During the past two days, Vikramaditya has visited Una and Kangra districts and met various leaders of the Youth Congress. It is his first visit to the lower areas of the state after the elections were declared null and void.
