Congress expels Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years: Reacting to his ouster, Sanjay Nirupam said, “It seems the party (Congress) got my resignation last night and decided to oust me. It’s nice to see such promptness.”
A native of Rohtas in the eastern Indian State of Bihar, Mr. Nirupam was a pioneer in the field of journalism; He started his career in journalism in 1986 and moved to Mumbai in 1988 where he worked for Janasatta, a subsidiary of Indian Express.
The action was initiated over the 59-year-old leader’s remarks against the party’s old leadership during seat-sharing talks with ally Shiv Sena (UBT).
In a statement, the AICC General Secretary (Organisation) said, “Following complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements, the Congress President (Mallikarjun Kharge) has sanctioned the expulsion of Mr. Nirupam from the Party for six years with immediate effect,” a statement issued by AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal said.
Earlier, the former MP said he would decide on Thursday whether to stay in the Congress or quit it after the old party removed him from its list of star activists over his recent comments about its Indian partner Shiv Sena.
Congress expels Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years – Former MP Expressed his dissatisfaction
Sena (UBT), a former Congress MP considering contesting from Mumbai’s North-West seat, has expressed displeasure over the appointment of Amol Kirtikar. At present this place is represented by Mr. Amol Kirtikar’s father Gajanan Kirtikar, which has allied with the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
At a press conference on Thursday, Sanjay Nirupam said he resigned from Mallikarjun Kharge around 10:40 am.
“I think they immediately decided (to kick me out of the party).
“The Congress party is a completely divided party and even the party leaders are saying that their ideology is useless,” he said. »
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge sanctioned a six-year ban on Sanjay Nirupam following complaints of indiscipline and anti-party remarks on Wednesday. His name has been removed from the list of leading campaigners by Congress due to his recent comments against the INDIA bloc partner, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) regarding seat allocation in the Lok Sabha elections.
“I have decided to fulfill your much-awaited wish and resign as a senior member of the All India Congress Committee,” Nirupam said in a letter to Kharge.
After the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its candidates for four of Mumbai’s six Lok Sabha seats, Nirupam, a former MP representing North Mumbai, criticized the state leadership of the Congress party. This includes a place in north-west Mumbai that Nirupam has his eye on.
The former Congress leader warned the Sena to take an “extreme stance” Nirupam suggested that the Congress party’s alliance with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena could be a “failure”.
“The Congress party should not waste so much energy and paper on me. Instead, use it to save the party. After all, the party is facing a serious financial crisis. Today is the one-week deadline I set for myself. I’ll decide myself tomorrow,” he said.
