
Firebrand BJP MLA Raja Singh quits occasion, protesting nomination of Ramachander Rao as Telangana BJP chief
Firebrand BJP MLA Raja Singh quits occasion, protesting nomination of Ramachander Rao as Telangana BJP chief
Raja Singh despatched his resignation letter to outgoing state BJP president and Union minister for coal G Kishan Reddy, after he was denied entry into the state occasion workplace to file nomination for the occasion president submit. He requested Reddy to write down to meeting speaker G Prasad Kumar asking the latter to disqualify him as an MLA.
Earlier, Ramachander Rao filed his nomination for the submit, following the instructions from the BJP nationwide management. A senior occasion chief conversant in the event stated Union house minister Amit Shah, who toured Telangana on Sunday, conveyed the occasion’s approval for Ramachander Rao’s identify to state leaders. The occasion’s election committee is about to formally announce the appointment formally on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after submitting his resignation letter to Kishan Reddy, Raja Singh expressed anguish over being prevented from submitting a nomination for the state president’s submit. “I wished to file my nomination at an auspicious time and obtained the signatures of three of the state council members. I nonetheless required the signatures of seven others, as per the principles,” he stated.
He, nonetheless, stated he was denied entry into the occasion workplace. “Some senior leaders threatened the occasion members with suspension from the occasion in the event that they backed my nomination. Since I couldn’t get sufficient members in my assist, I couldn’t file the nomination,” he stated.
Raja Singh recalled dealing with quite a few challenges since 2014 and stated he remained on successful record of terrorists. He alleged that some senior leaders throughout the BJP don’t want the occasion to come back to energy in Telangana, and subsequently are obstructing dedicated leaders like him.
He made it clear that he might not proceed within the BJP. “I bow to you, and to your occasion — farewell,” he stated.
In his letter to Kishan Reddy, the MLA stated the choice to appoint Ramachander Rao because the state BJP president had come as a shock and disappointment to lakhs of occasion leaders and cadre. “At a time when the BJP stands on the threshold of forming its first authorities in Telangana, such a alternative raises critical doubts in regards to the path we’re heading,” he stated.
He stated it was unlucky that some people, pushed by private pursuits, had misled the central management and brought selections by operating the present from backstage. “This not solely undermines the sacrifices of grassroots employees however dangers pushing the occasion into avoidable setbacks,” he stated.
Known for his hardline Hindutva stand, rabble-rousing speeches and provocative feedback, Raja Singh, a three-time MLA from Goshamahal constituency, was suspended from the BJP in August 2022 for his feedback that damage the emotions of the Muslims.
The MLA was arrested by the police underneath Preventive Detention Act and was despatched to judicial custody on August 25, 2022. He was launched from jail on November 9, 2022. The BJP central management revoked his suspension on October 22, 2023 and gave the occasion ticket to contest the November 2023 meeting elections and he gained the seat.
Reacting to Singh’s allegations, senior BJP chief and Union minister of state for house Bandi Sanjay stated there was nothing mistaken in Raja Singh aspiring to be the occasion president in Telangana. “But as a disciplined soldier of the occasion, he ought to settle for the selection of the occasion’s nationwide management. He can not violate the occasion line,” Sanjay stated.
MADHAV TO BE THE BJP STATE PRESIDENT IN AP
Meanwhile, former legislative council member (MLC) P V N Madhav has been chosen because the BJP state unit president of Andhra Pradesh. He filed his nomination papers on Monday, as per the instructions of the excessive command.
Madhav shall be changing former Union minister and Rajahmundry member of Parliament Daggubati Purandeshwari, who took over because the BJP state president on July 24, 2023.
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