Archive for January 28, 2009
BJP Expels 38 Workers in Rajasthan for Anti-Party Activities
News from BJP in Rajasthan
Bhartiya Janta Party, which was in power in the Rajasthan State before the elections, failed to win a majority in last year’s polls and had to relinquish power to the Congress. Following the defeat, the party had concluded that one of the major reasons for the setback was indiscipline within the party.
In the aftermath of its defeat in the state Assembly elections, the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled 38 workers from its folds for six years on charges of indiscipline and working against the general interest of the party during the polls.
The saffron party has dropped 14 workers from Sawai Madhopur district and five from Karauli districts, strongholds of Dr Kirori Lal Meena, prominent leader of the Meena community who defected out of the BJP before the state elections and later came forward to support the Congress to form the government.
According to party sources, the move is expected to send a message that the party will not tolerate any kind of dissidence and indiscipline ahead of the coming Lok Sabha elections.
List of Party Workers those who have been Expelled
Those expelled are Narayan Ram Dabri, Birma Ram Barer and Laxman Ram from Jodhpur, Pahad Singh and Prag Singh from Barmer, Amba Devi Rawal, Madan Rathore, Jayanti Lal Jain and Mangi Lal Jain from Pali, Rupa Ram Muravatiya from Nagaur, Ritu Bhatia, Jagtar Singh, Gurubal Pal Singh, Manveer Singh and Kundal Lal Miglani from Ganganagar, Manak Dhanka, Kedar Biyani, Puran Vishnoi, Babu Lal Bharti from Hanumangarh.
More names include Hansraj Sharma, Prem Devi Meena, Deendayal Meena, Hanuman Mangal, Ramesh Goyal, Chandan Singh, Shankar Lal Saini, Bhawani Singh Meena, Bhagwati Singh, Kailash Meena, Deendayal Mathuria, Rajendra Naruka, Shivraj Meena and Jagdish Meena from Sawaimadhopur and Hari Singh Barolia, Kamlesh Dikoliya, Brijraj Dikoliya, Hari Singh Bairwa and Ram Gopal Meena from Karauli.
BJP party already suffered another setback recently when senior leader and former Vice President of the country Bhairon Singh Shekawat commented against her style of functioning of Mrs Vasundara Raje within the party and also as the former chief minister of the state.
He also wrote to the Congress chief minister Mr Ashok Gehlot to probe into the corruption charges leveled against the Raje government.
