BJP to take action against its Kurseong MLA for anti-party work
The BJP leadership will take stern action against its MLA from Kurseong, Bishnu Prasad Sharma after election results for alleged anti-party activities ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
In what can be termed as a major setback for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the December 7 Assembly polls in Rajasthan, BJP MP Hareesh Meena joined the Congress on Wednesday.
The Dausa MP and former Rajasthan Director General of Police, Hareesh Meena was formally inducted into the party in the presence of state unit chief Sachin Pilot and general secretary Ashok Gehlot.
Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Gehlot said, “I am happy that Harish Meena has decided to join the Congress in such times. I welcome him in the Congress fold.”
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Pilot and Gehlot said both of them would contest December 7 polls along with other senior leaders of the state.
“We are all united. It is BJP’s conspiracy to spread false news that the Congress is divided,” Gehlot said.
In his remarks, Pilot attacked Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, saying she had betrayed the trust of the people of the state.
Pilot said the tension was evident in the BJP camp with many senior leaders sidelined and not given tickets, showing that “all is not well”.
Meanwhile, an MLA from Nagaur Habibur Rehman has also quit the party. He is expected to join the Congress.
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