Sanjay Nirupam said, I myself resigned from Congress, will take a big decision today
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge late on Wednesday evening has decided to expel former MP Nirupam from the party for six years with immediate effect following complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements. After this, on Thursday, Sanjay Nirupam claimed that the party did this after sending his resignation on his behalf. Nirupam also shared a post on X.
What did Nirupam write on X?
Sanjay Nirupam wrote on X, It seems that immediately after receiving my resignation letter last night they decided to issue my termination. It was nice to see such promptness. Just sharing this information that I will be giving a detailed statement today between 11.30 am to 12 noon. Earlier in a letter to Kharge, Nirupam had said that I have finally decided to fulfill your long-awaited wish. I announce that I am resigning from the primary membership of the All India Congress Committee.
Mumbai North West was hoping for a ticket
It is being told that Nirupam was hoping for a ticket from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency. However, Shiv Sena had announced its candidate from this seat for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Nirupam then started criticizing the Maharashtra Congress leadership for giving Mumbai seats to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party during the seat-sharing talks of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. On this, on Wednesday Congress removed Nirupam’s name from the list of star campaigners.
Whereas Nirupam made a scathing attack and said that the party is facing a serious financial crisis. So he must use stationery and energy to save himself.
Sanjay’s strong objection to Shiv Sena’s list
Nirupam, former MP from Mumbai North, had given the statement after Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena announced its candidates for four of the six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai. Nirupam had said that the Congress leadership should not allow itself to bow before Shiv Sena. Sanjay Nirupam had expressed strong objection to Shiv Sena’s list, saying, ‘They want to contest five seats in Mumbai and will leave it for Congress as a donation. This decision is to eliminate Congress in Mumbai. I condemn this decision.
Left Shiv Sena in 2005
Former Shiv Sainik Nirupam left Shiv Sena in 2005. He raised the issue of North Indian hawkers and later joined the Congress. In 2009, he contested the elections from Mumbai North seat and won. Nirupam had lost the election from the same constituency in 2014 against BJP’s Gopal Shetty
