Mangalore : Confusion prevailed at the press meet convened by senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojari when former mayor Ashraf expressed his resentment over the omission of his name in the list announced by Poojari.

Ashraf alleged that the list has been prepared unilaterally without taking leaders into confidence. He  also alleged that his name was deliberately left out. “Poojari is anti-Muslim’ he said and added the Congress will not progress as long as Poojari was in the party.

He further questioned why as a block president, his name was left out. DCC Chief Ramanatha Rai tried to pacify Ashraf but in vain. Later MLA UT Khader took him out. Speaking to media men present there, Ashraf said   hard working leaders like him have been left out of the committee.