INDORE: Tribal outfit Jay Adivasi Yuva Shakti that was looking to make an impact this election is left stunned after its national convener Hiralal Alawa took a Congress ticket to contest from Manawar seat. JAYS founder members accused him of betrayal.Some Congress workers in Manawar burned Alawa's effigy, protesting at the ticket being given to an outsider. JAYS leaders were also upset. "The JAYS guidelines say that anyone who gets into politics will be automatically removed from the organization. Alawa's joining the Congress has come as a shocker for all of us. We will never support him in the assembly elections," said Raju M Solanki, JAYS founder member and Manawar in-charge.Sensing a loss of support, Alawa said, "They all had reached the Congress headquarters to ask for a ticket but none of them got it. They are just jealous and don't want to see me grow."Vikram Achhaliya, founder member of JAYS claimed that there were differences between Alawa and other members of the organization. "He never consulted anyone in the organisation before tying up with Congress," said Achhaliya. Alawa on the other hand, said, "I have made them self-dependent. They now have their own set up and will work for the same cause. The ones who want to contest independently will definitely have my support," he said.Asked how he planned to win Manawar, Alawa said, "I did not ask for the seat. It is up to Congress to tackle the infighting."

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