An article in the Rochdale Observer reports the shock resignation of 17 members of the local LibDems plus former mayor and ex-president, Rodney Stott. The members are claiming that a ballot to choose Milkstone and Deeplish’s candidate for May’s elections was rigged. Candidate Javed Iqbal has slammed the party as ‘undemocratic’ because he believes he won the members’ vote despite the fact that Cabinet member, Councillor Mohammed Sharif, was selected by the party’s executive committee. Party officials maintain the ballot was a tie and the executive committee was asked to step in and make the final decision. Mr Iqbal has appealed against the decision and the 17 members have given up their membership in protest. They joined him in a protest outside Liberal Democrat MP Paul Rowen’s office. "I’m disgusted and very upset," said father-of-three Mr Iqbal. "This Liberal Democrat party is not the party I joined."
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Now Even The Candidate Selection Is Allegedly Vote Rigged
An article in the Rochdale Observer reports the shock resignation of 17 members of the local LibDems plus former mayor and ex-president, Rodney Stott. The members are claiming that a ballot to choose Milkstone and Deeplish’s candidate for May’s elections was rigged. Candidate Javed Iqbal has slammed the party as ‘undemocratic’ because he believes he won the members’ vote despite the fact that Cabinet member, Councillor Mohammed Sharif, was selected by the party’s executive committee. Party officials maintain the ballot was a tie and the executive committee was asked to step in and make the final decision. Mr Iqbal has appealed against the decision and the 17 members have given up their membership in protest. They joined him in a protest outside Liberal Democrat MP Paul Rowen’s office. "I’m disgusted and very upset," said father-of-three Mr Iqbal. "This Liberal Democrat party is not the party I joined."
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