New Delhi, Feb 18 : Amid the exodus of party leaders from the Congress, leaders of one of the allies in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), have suggested to the Congress leaders that if they are unhappy with the central leadership and are leaving the party, they should refrain from joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.
NCP leader Majeed Memon in a tweet said, “Those senior Congress leaders who are unhappy with the party’s high command and decide to quit the party, need not compromise on their own ideology and join the BJP.There are other options open to continue to work to defeat the BJP.”
The reaction comes after Ashwani Kumar, a former Union Minister, quit the Congress.However, he has not joined any party.
Congress leaders who have quit the party and joined the BJP include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, R.P.N.Singh, Bhubaneswar Kalita.Many Congress leaders from Maharashtra, including Kripa Shankar Singh, Radha Krishna Vikhe Patil and Narayan Rane, have joined the BJP.
A few Congress leaders like former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Falerio and Sushmita Dev, the former head of the Congress’ women’s wing, too quit the party and joined the Trinamool Congress.
The Congress leaders are unhappy with the party’s leadership as stated by Ashwani Kumar when he sent his resignation letter to former party President Sonia Gandhi on Monday.”Having given my thoughtful consideration to the matter, I have concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with my dignity, I can best serve larger national cause outside the party fold,” Kumar said.”I am accordingly quitting the party after a long association of 46 years and hope to proactively pursue public cause inspired by the idea of transformative leadership, based on the dignitarian promise of a liberal democracy envisioned by our freedom fighters,” he added.miz/khz/bg
The Congress leaders are not happy with the party’s leadership , as said by Ashwani K.in the moment he wrote a resignation letter to the former party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday.”Having considered my thoughts to the issue I have come to the conclusion that in the present situation and in accordance with my integrity I am best suited to serve a more broadly-based national causes outside of the confines of the party,” Kumar said.”I have decided to leave the party after a lengthy partnership of 46 years and I hope to pursue a public cause that is influenced by the idea of transformational leadership, based on the noble promises of an open democracy as envisioned by the freedom fighters of our time,” he added.
