Bhopal, March 16 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Ajay Pratap Singh on Saturday resigned from the primary membership of the party, around two weeks before his tenure was set to end on April 2.
Ajay Pratap Singh submitted his resignation letter to the BJP National President, JP Nadda on Saturday.
“I am resigning from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” read his resignation letter to National President Nadda and Madhya Pradesh BJP President, VD Sharma, which he also shared on his social media account.
The senior leader was nominated to the Upper House of Parliament by the BJP in March 2018, and is among those five Rajya Sabha MPs from Madhya Pradesh, whose tenure will finish on April 2.
A close aide of state BJP veterans, former Madhya Pradesh CM, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Assembly Speaker, Narendra Singh Tomar, Ajay Pratap Singh had started his political journey with the ABVP decades ago.
Talking to the Press in his home district Sidhi he said, “For me, politics has been a medium of service to the people, and not a source of earning. The situation in the BJP is not favourable for me now, and therefore, I have resigned from the party’s primary membership.”
Sources told IANS that the veteran leader was gunning for a ticket for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election from Sidhi Constituency but the BJP fielded Dr. Rajesh Mishra, which could be the reason for his resignation from the party.
Singh is likely to contest the Lok Sabha from Sidhi as an independent candidate, a local BJP leader, who is close to him, told IANS, on condition of anonymity.
Notably, Singh is also facing health issues as he had a kidney transplant a couple of years ago.
–IANS
pd/rad
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
