It seems Congress Party doesn’t want my services anymore. I had recommended just one name in Mumbai for Assembly el… https://t.co/gE4NryGM1D — Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) 1570102526000

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(With inputs from PTI)

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday faced open dissent in both Maharashtra and Haryana, the two states where assembly elections will be held on October 21.Two Congress leaders, Sanjay Nirupam in Maharashtra and Ashok Tanwar in Haryana, openly spoke against the party's ticket distribution for the coming assembly polls.While Sanjay Nirupam announced that he will not campaign for the party in the elections, Ashok Tanwar accused the party of ignoring the interests of the grassroots workers who had worked tirelessly in the last 5 years.Miffed at his lone recommendation being ignored, Sanjay Nirupam tweeted: "It seems Congress Party doesn’t want my services anymore. I had recommended just one name in Mumbai for assembly election. Heard that even that has been rejected. As I had told the leadership earlier,in that case I will not participate in poll campaign. Its my final decision."Nirupam also hinted that he may be forced to quit the party over the treatment meted out to him by the party leadership.In Haryana, former Congress chief Ashok Tanwar addressed a press conference to announce that the grassroots workers were ignored by the party in distribution of tickets.In his letter topresident Gandhi, Tanwar said he was stepping down from various committees formed by her for theassembly elections but would continue to work to strengthen the party as its "ordinary soldier"."I am writing this letter with immense pain to inform you that after due consideration and exhausting all available avenues to get my voice heard. I have not been left with any other option but to resign from the responsibilities you have assigned me as member of various committees forassembly elections," Tanwar said in his letter to Gandhi.He alleged that the Congress in Haryana had turned into "Hooda Congress" as those who worked against the party's interests in the last five years have been given prominence over those who slogged to strengthen the opposition party in Haryana.Infighting in the Haryana Congress had reached the doorstep of Gandhi on Wednesday after Tanwar and his supporters protested outside her 10 Janpath residence, alleging corruption in distribution of tickets for the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana.Tanwar claimed that party workers are alleging corruption in ticket distribution, but did not spell out any details. He said if need be, he would give adequate proof of the same to Gandhi."The way ticket distribution has been done is not as per practice and laid rules," he said, asking the party to spell out the criterion for allocation of tickets.