'Colleagues Making False Allegations': Veteran Leader Nand Kumar Sai Quits Chhattisgarh BJP
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New Delhi: The former chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, April 30, accusing his colleagues in the Chhattisgarh unit of "hurting his dignity by making false allegations".
According to The Hindu, Sai said he was resigning from all posts in the BJP and also the primary membership of the party. He not only served as the Chhattisgarh BJP chief between 2003 and 2005 but was also the BJP's president of the undivided Madhya Pradesh unit president from 1997 to 2000. He also served as a member of both houses of parliament.
“From the beginning of the formation and existence of the Bharatiya Janata Party till today, I have fulfilled all the responsibilities and duties assigned to me by the party with full dedication and devotion. I express my gratitude to the party for this, but for the last few years, with the aim of tarnishing my image in the Bharatiya Janata Party, my political rivals of my own party have continuously hurt my dignity by making false allegations and other activities against me,” the letter says, according to the newspaper.
The leader from the Sarguja belt also posted a video in which Sai said that though he played an instrumental role in dislodging the Congress government led by Ajit Jogi in 2003, the chief minister's post was denied to him "as part of a conspiracy". The video was later deleted.
According to The Hindu, BJP state president Arun Sao said the party was making efforts to "address misunderstandings, if any". He added, “He is a very senior leader and has worked for a long time in the party. Definitely, we will speak to him and if there is any misunderstanding, we will remove it. We are trying to contact him but have been unable to do so. Senior leaders of the party will also speak to him.”
The newspaper added that there is speculation that Sai might join the Congress on Monday. Congress leaders are welcoming this speculation, the report added.
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