New Delhi: Maharashtra’s expelled Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam tore into the social gathering Thursday, accusing its leaders of “tremendous arrogance” and fostering “power centres” that consistently clashed with one another.
Talking at a press convention in Mumbai, the previous parliamentarian, who was sacked from the social gathering Wednesday for “indiscipline and anti-party statements”, added that the Congress ranks had ideologically and structurally disintegrated.
“Earlier there used to be one power centre and it had its own caucus. The others fought against this coterie. But there are five centres now, each with their own lobbies. And their lobbies clash against each other. And people like us, who do not belong to any clique…they come under pressure,” the chief stated.
He added the primary energy centre was Sonia Gandhi, the second Rahul Gandhi “jo apna dukaan chalata rehta hai (who does his own thing)”. “Phir behenji ki bhi ek coterie hai. Woh apne dhang se apna power exert karte rehte hai (then there is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who exerts power in her own way)… Then there is party president Mallikarjun Kharge, whose followers have suddenly become the high command even though they are ignorant of politics. And I cannot even mention the language they use.”
“The last power centre,” he stated, “is K.C. Venugopal.”
Nirupam got here within the crosshairs of the social gathering’s state management for latest remarks focusing on social gathering ally and Maha Vikas Aghadi member Shiv Sena (UBT) within the state.
He had chastised state bosses for “ceding” constituencies in Mumbai to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena throughout seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The previous MP defended his statements earlier than the media Thursday, asserting that the problems he had introduced up have been within the Congress’s curiosity.
He additionally warned these concerned about writing his political obituary that he would contest the final election from the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency and win.
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On his expulsion from the Congress social gathering, Nirupam stated he had despatched his resignation to Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday, following which the social gathering made the choice to throw him out.
Nirupam stated in an X put up within the morning: “Looks like, immediately after the party received my resignation letter last night, they decided to issue my expulsion. Good to see such promptness.”
Appears like, instantly after the social gathering obtained my resignation letter final night time, they determined to difficulty my expulsion.
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I’ll give element assertion right now between 11.30 to 12 PM pic.twitter.com/3Wil8OaxuE— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) April 4, 2024
The Congress had earlier dropped Nirupam as a star campaigner.
Nirupam additionally raised the problem of “serious financial crisis” within the Congress, apparently alluding to the Earnings Tax Division’s notices on overdue tax.
The previous MP from Mumbai North, Nirupam, had hit out on the state management after the Shiv Sena (UBT) declared candidates for 4 out of six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai, together with the Mumbai North West seat, which Nirupam was believed to be eyeing. He had additionally stated the Congress management shouldn’t permit itself to be arm-twisted by the Shiv Sena (UBT). Nirupam had stop the Shiv Sena in 2005.
(Edited by Tikli Basu)
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