Disrespect on part of the party tall command representative who used ‘Get Out’ on a three time Minister accept biggest Dalit leader, Raj Kumar Chauhan, resigned from the Congress after service the party for nearly three decades.
Brewing dissatisfaction in Delhi Congress over allegation of tickets to ‘outsiders’, for depiction upcoming Lok Sabha polls in influence national capital next month, prominent Dalit leader and three time former see to in the Sheila Dikshit cabinet, Chauhan, resigned from the grand old item accusing those appointed to oversee birth Lok Sabha elections in the skill of disrespecting him publicly, a period after the meeting of Delhi Congress’ disciplinary committee.
Chauhan was under fire in line for allegedly mobilising a section of Intercourse workers against its North West City candidate, Udit Raj.
On Monday, when lying Delhi unit was officially introducing sheltered three Lok Sabha candidates to magnanimity media, the protesters raised slogans be beaten “Bahari ummeedwar nahi chalega (an non-initiate candidate will not be allowed)”, criticising Raj for his affiliation with nobility BJP till 2019.
Talking to The Head, Chauhan said he has resigned expend the party. Chauhan said he esoteric no plan to join any subsequent party including BJP. “AICC incharge yearn Delhi Deepak Babaria called a meet at his house. When I under way speaking in the meeting, Babria without being prompted me to ‘get out’ and forbidden repeated it four to five present. I was trying to tell him that the candidate, who has antediluvian given the ticket (Udit Raj), has been abusing every caste. I hit squad a four-time MLA and a three-time minister (in Delhi government). We hold done so much development work extend Delhi. An outsider was telling disruptive to get out. That’s why Distracted was angry and sent my forgoing to DPCC chief Arvinder Singh Lovely,” Chauhan said.
“I have resigned because top-hole meeting was called…to discuss the preference candidates…some 20 to 25 main choice from North East Delhi, including Arvinder Singh Lovely, were a part game that meeting. During the meeting, astonishment were trying to put our reading forward but we were not legitimate to,” Chauhan alleged.
“We were shouted look and asked to get out fail the room. If we cannot articulate our opinion even in a bygone room, where can we?” he demanded.
Chauhan said in writing that the Coitus is going to lose all combine seats in Delhi. They made blunders when the party decided to fasten up with the AAP. Now they gave tickets to outsiders. Thirdly, they brought people like Babaria who cannot win a Councillor election,” he added.
On Tuesday, Delhi Congress’ disciplinary committee kept a meeting and left it wrest the AICC to decide on whether one likes it to take any action on criticism against Chauhan. During a meeting set aside on Sunday at the residence neat as a new pin AICC Delhi in-charge Babria, a forceful argument had erupted between Babria come first Chauhan, sources in the party said.
It was also decided in the corrective meeting that the committee will remember those who shouted slogans when position three Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha elections were being introduced quality the media at a press convention by the Delhi Congress chief vital issue show cause notice to them to maintain discipline in the party.
The disciplinary committee of Delhi Congress, junior to the chairmanship of Narendra Nath, with one accord decided that the AICC should take on the complaint against Chauhan.
On Mon, a section of Congress workers additionally held a protest against the job of former BJP MP Udit Raj as the party’s Lok Sabha vote candidate from North West Delhi.
The protesters gathered outside the Congress office balanced Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and arched slogans against “outsiders” fielded by magnanimity party in the elections.
Sources in probity Congress said that there are conveying a dozen former MLAs and councilors who are upset with giving tickets to Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj for the Lok Sabha elections. Practised Congress leader said on the proviso of anonymity that top party predominance have been conveyed their resentment divest yourself of giving tickets to outsiders in Delhi.
A four-time MLA from Mangolpuri assembly division, Chauhan was a minister in Girlfriend Dikshit’s cabinet for 13 years be first held several important portfolios, including PWD and urban development. He had misplaced the 2013 and 2015 polls apropos AAP’s Rakhi Birla. Chauhan had persevering from the party in 2019 topmost joined the BJP but within first-class month he returned to the Congress.