T’puram: The factional feud within Congress in Chirayinkeezhu continues to simmer, with MLA Ramya Haridas yet to appear before the four-member committee appointed by KPCC headed by M M Hassan to resolve the dispute with local party functionaries.The case filed by the MLA in connection with the controversy also remains pending, while resentment is growing among local functionaries over the alleged denial of constituency development funds to Congress representatives.In the latest development, a resolution was adopted against Haridas at a joint meeting of the Koonthalloor and Kizhuvilam mandalam committees. The resolution called on the MLA to work in coordination with the local brass and submit proposals for utilising constituency development funds. It also demanded the reinstatement of a local functionary against whom disciplinary action had been taken.Local functionaries are planning to raise these demands before the DCC and KPCC, intensifying pressure on the party leadership to intervene.The dispute between Haridas and local Congress functionaries had triggered a major controversy after a physical altercation took place at the house of a Congress functionary in Chirayinkeezhu. The incident came up for discussion at a KPCC meeting, where leaders reportedly held the MLA responsible for the escalation.According to a report submitted by Hassan, Haridas failed to reach a compromise and resolve the issue amicably, instead allowing the dispute to worsen.The controversy has also had political repercussions, with Congress suffering defeats in two wards in subsequent local body by-elections in the constituency.Although Haridas is attending party meetings, she has yet to appear before the four-member panel tasked with resolving the dispute.
