A day after the Congress expelled its former Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam citing “complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements”, the previous MP hit out on the celebration saying that his expulsion got here moments after he had despatched his resignation.
Late on Wednesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge authorized Nirupam’s expulsion from the celebration for six years with quick impact.
Right now morning, by way of a submit on X (previously Twitter), Nirupam stated: “Appears like, instantly after the celebration acquired my resignation letter final night time, they determined to challenge my expulsion. Good to see such promptness.”
Appears like, instantly after the celebration acquired my resignation letter final night time, they determined to challenge my expulsion.
Good to see the such promptness.
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I’ll give element assertion at present between 11.30 to 12 PM pic.twitter.com/3Wil8OaxuE— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) April 4, 2024
Within the letter to Kharge, Nirupam had written, “I’ve lastly determined to fulfil your a lot awaited need and hereby announce that I selected to resign from the first membership of the All India Congress Committee.”
On Thursday, Maharashtra Congress had eliminated Nirupam from its checklist of star campaigners for the Lok Sabha elections, and really helpful disciplinary motion in opposition to him. “There can be no showcause discover to Nirupam. There can be direct motion in opposition to him,” stated Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole.
Whereas Nirupam wished to contest from Mumbai North-West, the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray, an ally of the Congress, declared Amol Kirtikar because the candidate.
Chatting with The Indian Express final week, after the Sena (UBT) introduced its candidate, Nirupam had stated: “The (Congress) management doesn’t care about native leaders. No one had a chat with me within the final two weeks, no person requested me if there was any different, no person requested me why I wish to contest this. At a time when Congress management is speaking about extending nyay (justice) to totally different sections of the society, it’s not wanting into the injustice dedicated in opposition to its personal celebration employees. I wish to inform the management that I’ll look forward to one week. All choices are open for me.”
In 2019, Nirupam had contested from Mumbai North-West, however misplaced to Gajanan Kirtikar of the Shinde Sena. Nirupam, who was earlier with the undivided Shiv Sena, joined the Congress in 2005.