In the missive, she highlighted the failure of party leadership at local level on coordination, mobilising workers at grassroots, failure to provide proper resources to her by the two campaign coordinators.She sought disciplinary action against Kondvilkar and Patil, and demanded changes at the organisational level to ensure better and brighter future for the party. Is this the way he is going to adopt to stabilise the party.Matondkar also accused the duo of showing disrespect to North Mumbai district Congress president Ashok Sutrale.He tweeted, "young leader who desires to "stabilise" party at national level has released copies of complaint letter of an LS candidate to media houses to publish it.In a folding tent factory statement, Ahmed said, "Nirupam is the most unpopular leader in the Mumbai Congress due to his loud mouth attitude.In a related development, ZakirAhmed, Mumbai Congress vice-president, slammed Nirupam.Mumbai: The infighting in the Mumbai Congress has taken a new turn with a letter of actress and party member Urmila Matondkar, making scathing comments against trusted aides of her senior colleague Sanjay Nirupam, surfacing Monday.The letter is dated May 16, a week before the Lok Sabha election results were announced, and addressed to Milind Deora, Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) chief who announced his resignation from the post Sunday."In 2014, the Congress defeat margin in Mumbai North West was 1. In Mumbai, the defeat margins of all candidates has reduced except Nirupam in Mumbai North West."

The election results are a proof of this.."Meanwhile, Deora, in a statement, said, "A party and it’s ideals are bigger than one individual.Kondvilkar also asked Matondkar’s family members to speak to Congress treasurer Ahmed Patel for release of campaign funds, she claimed. The Congress party has seen many upheavals and shall overcome this one too.75 lakh and now Nirupam was defeated by 2.Matondkar, who unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North constituency, wrote the letter to the party leadership criticising the conduct of Sandesh Kondvilkar and Bhushan Patil, close associates of Nirupam, a former Mumbai Congress president."It was addressed to him against party workers after election.Nirupam had also criticised Deora’s suggestion to set up a panel comprising three senior Congress leaders to oversee the Mumbai unit till the Maharashtra Assembly polls, saying such a move would "ruin" the party further.In the letter, the 45-year-old Congress politician accused Kondvilkar of calling up her family members and asking them for money to fund her election campaign."Is this a resignation or a ladder to grow politically? The party should be cautious of such ‘hard working’ people," Nirupam had said in a tweet in Hindi targeting Deora.

The actress-politician accused the duo of showing a "total lack of coordination, honesty and efficiency, ensuring a disastrous outcome".Matondkar said despite the hurdles, she managed to run a decent campaign and added she had highlighted certain issues with an intention to bring positive change in the party." Both Deora and Nirupam had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from South Mumbai and Mumbai North West, respectively, this year."A resignation is linked to the sentiment of sacrifice.Matondkar said the joint poll rally addressed by senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in suburban Borivali in April was organised in an "extremely shoddy" manner, bringing huge personal embarrassment for her.75l akh votes (in 2019).The Assembly polls are due in September-October.Nirupam hit out at Deora after the letter became public." On Sunday, Nirupam had said Deora, post his resignation as the Mumbai Congress president, was hankering for a national-level position in the party.Deora, a former Union minister, had replaced Nirupam as the Mumbai Congress chief ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in April-May. Some unpleasant and unwarranted commentary from certain quarters should be ignored and not countered. In this case, a ‘national’ level post is being sought.

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