BJP to replace Harsh Malhotra with Arvinder Singh Lovely on East Delhi Lok Sabha seat? Ex-Congress MLA reveals...

Former MLA Asif Mohammad Khan told the media that BJP volition tract Lovely from East Delhi Lok Sabha spot by cancelling Harsh Malhotra's nomination.

"There mightiness beryllium differences successful the party. If Lovely was disappointed and wanted to resign, helium should person silently gone to Mallikarjun Kharge ji and resigned. If his intentions were not atrocious helium would person silently tendered his resignation. In a way, helium has issued that missive openly to the media is straight benefitting the BJP. I tin accidental this, successful the spot of Harsh Malhotra, Lovely volition beryllium declared campaigner wrong 1 oregon 2 days," Khan said.

However, Lovely clarified media that helium was not joining immoderate different governmental party.

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"I person lone resigned arsenic Delhi Congress main and I americium not joining immoderate governmental party," helium added.

Lovely's resignation is simply a large setback for the embattled Congress enactment amid Lok Sabha polls. Lovely said helium was against the Congress-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) confederation and the statements of Congress candidates Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj.

In his missive sent to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Saturday, Lovely besides said that helium recovered himself "handicapped" arsenic each unanimous decisions taken by elder Delhi portion leaders person been "unilaterally vetoed" by AICC Delhi in-charge Deepak Babaria.

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Meanwhile, the BJP has besides reacted to Lovely's resignation. The saffron enactment said it was an "unnatural alliance" forged by the enactment of AAP and Congress to "shield their corruption", but their enactment workers had not accepted it.

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AAP elder person Bharadwaj said it was an interior substance of the Congress. "It won't beryllium due for maine to remark connected the matter. AAP is warring connected the 4 seats it is contesting with afloat spot and we are hopeful that radical volition ballot for INDIA bloc candidates connected each the 7 seats successful Delhi," helium said.

Lovely resigned from the station of Delhi Congress president successful 2015 arsenic well. He joined the BJP successful 2017 but returned to the Congress astir 9 months later.

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Published: 29 Apr 2024, 06:56 AM IST