The BJP launched its first list of 195 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, and it confirmed a serious rejig in Delhi whereby 4 sitting MPs had been snubbed, and contemporary faces got a chance. One of these four sitting MPs from the national capital was Ramesh Bidhuri, who obtained embroiled in controversy after making offensive remarks in opposition to BSP MP Danish Ali in Parliament final 12 months.
The BJP has changed Ramesh Bidhuri from South Delhi with Ramvir Singh Bidhuri.
Chatting with reporters on Sunday, Ramesh Bidhuri made a reference to “new sheets” whereas mentioning the ticket snub.
“When company come to 1’s home, they’re made to sleep on new bedsheets whereas the residents of the home sleep on outdated sheets,” the BJP chief mentioned.
In an oblique tackle to the contemporary faces who’ve been picked by the BJP for the Lok Sabha election, Ramesh Bidhuri mentioned that these are company, “hum toh ghar ke log hail (we’re relations).” He additional acknowledged that those that are a part of the house (household) have the accountability to take the unit’s ideology ahead, and work in direction of sustaining the dignity and status of the identical.
Ramesh Bidhuri mentioned that the BJP just isn’t a household occasion, they usually will need to have made the choice (of denying a ticket to him) after important ideas.
Ramesh Bidhur’s controversy with Danish Ali final 12 months grabbed headlines and triggered a political firestorm. He had used offensive phrases in direction of the BSP MP throughout a dialogue on the Chandrayan-3 mission in Lok Sabha. BJP Nationwide President JP Nadda reportedly issued a showcause discover to Ramesh Bidhuri and the BJP MP’s remarks had been later expunged from parliamentary information.
Apart from Ramesh Bidhuri, the three different MPs from Delhi who’ve been denied a Lok Sabha ticket by the BJP are Meenakshi Lekhi, Harsh Vardhan and Parvesh Verma.
(Inputs by Ashutosh Kumar)
