Vadodara: The removal of Congress boards and flags from the office of Godhra Congress MLA C K Raulji sent tongues wagging in the town on Friday.Raulji is a known sympathiser of Shankersinh Vaghela, who held a show of strength in Gandhinagar and resigned as the leader of opposition in the Gujarat assembly.The Panchmahal district Congress office in the Vishwakarma Chowk area used to operate in a building that was about a century old. It was brought down recently to make a new one. In the meantime, the party started functioning from the office of Raulji in the Shanti Nivas Society.Sources said that initially Raulji who resides about five km from the town had rented the office for his own use several years back. But after he managed funds for the renovation of the Congress office and work began there, Raulji gave space to the party in his own office.Raulji had gone to Gandhinagar along with his supporters to attend the meeting of Vaghela supporters called on the occasion of Vaghela's birthday. His absence from the town and the missing boards and flags led to series of speculations in Godhra. It was widely believed that this was done as Raulji was supporting Vaghela who had soured relations with the Congress.While Raulji could not be contacted, his son Malav Raulji said that the board had been removed as it was old and made from flex sheet. "It was torn and had to be removed. Also, we decided to remove the flags as they would have got soiled in the rains and may even get torn. Even the interior of the building is being spruced up," said Malav.Malav pointed out that whenever any decision is taken by his father, it would be a public one. "We have nothing to hide," he said.

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