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Senior Madhya Pradesh BJP Leaders Raise Marginalization Concerns
Some experienced BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh say they feel left out of important decisions.
They say their advice about the government and the party is not being heard.
They shared these concerns with Biplab Kumar Deb during his visit to the state.
Deb met leaders separately and also attended a party committee meeting.
Some people who met him are ministers or other senior party figures.
The leaders reportedly said it was difficult to explain the government’s work to party workers and voters when they felt sidelined.
Deb is expected to tell the party’s national leadership what he heard.
The report attributes these claims to unnamed party sources.
Several senior BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh reportedly told Biplab Kumar Deb they felt marginalized in government and party affairs.
They said their experience and views on political, administrative and governance issues were not being given sufficient weight.
Deb met senior party leaders during a two-day visit on September 30 and October 1.
Among those named as meeting Deb were Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hemant Khandelwal, Rajendra Shukla, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Rakesh Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar.
Deb is expected to share feedback on the state government and party with the BJP’s central leadership.
- Who
- Several senior BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh, including some cabinet members, reportedly raised concerns with Biplab Kumar Deb.
- What
- They said their experience and views were being ignored and that they felt marginalized in party and government affairs.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India.
- When
- During Deb’s two-day visit on September 30 and October 1; the year is not specified.
- Why
- The leaders reportedly felt their assessments of governance, political and administrative issues were not being given due weight.
Key facts
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- State
- Madhya Pradesh
- Party official
- Biplab Kumar Deb, national general secretary in charge of Madhya Pradesh
- Visit
- Two days: September 30 and October 1; year not stated
- Leaders named
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hemant Khandelwal, Rajendra Shukla, Kailash Vijayvargiya, Rakesh Singh and Narendra Singh Tomar
- Next step
- Deb is scheduled to provide feedback to the party’s central leadership
- Sourcing
- The account is based on statements attributed to unnamed BJP sources
Quotes
An unnamed BJP leader
A BJP functionary familiar with the leaders’ concerns, who spoke anonymously to the newspaper.
“Several senior BJP leaders including some members in the Mohan Yadav cabinet had expressed concern before Mr. Deb over their ‘complete marginalization’ in governance and party affairs.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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