Archive · 4 Oct 2026
BJP Criticises Congress Over Uttar Pradesh Party Appointments
The Congress party announced new leaders for its Uttar Pradesh organisation.
Aradhana Misra-Mona became the state unit president, and Imran Masood became working president.
The announcement was part of a reshuffle before next year’s state election.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the choices and made claims about things the appointees had said or done.
He also criticised Congress leaders for not speaking publicly about pilot Smit Machchhar.
These statements are Trivedi’s accusations, and the article does not include a response from Congress.
The Congress appointed Aradhana Misra-Mona as Uttar Pradesh unit president and Imran Masood as working president.
The BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the appointments, citing Masood’s past remark about Narendra Modi and an allegation about Mona and the “Bharat Mata ki Jai” slogan.
The Congress announced the appointments on Friday in an organisational reshuffle ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Mona replaced Ajay Rai, while Chaudhary Virendra Singh was appointed leader of the Congress Legislature Party, a post previously held by Mona.
Trivedi also accused the Gandhi family of silence over pilot Smit Machchhar; the article reports no response from the Congress leadership.
- Who
- The BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised Congress appointments and the Gandhi family; the Congress named Aradhana Misra-Mona and Imran Masood to party posts.
- What
- The BJP criticised a Congress organisational reshuffle and made separate allegations about Congress leaders’ public statements and silence.
- When
- The Congress announced the appointments on Friday; Trivedi’s criticism was reported on Sunday.
- Where
- The appointments concern the Congress organisation in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The reshuffle was made ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections; Trivedi said he objected to the choices and to what he described as Congress leaders’ silence.
BJP’s criticism
Congress position
Congress appointments
BJP’s criticism
Trivedi argued that the appointments reflected a widening gap between Mahatma Gandhi and the Gandhi family, and cited allegations about Masood and Mona.
Congress position
The Congress announced the appointments as part of an organisational reshuffle ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The article does not include a response to Trivedi’s criticism.
Comments about Smit Machchhar
BJP’s criticism
Trivedi accused the Gandhi family of silence over pilot Smit Machchhar and described that silence as support for terrorism.
Congress position
The article reports no Congress response to this accusation.
- Uttar Pradesh unit president
- Aradhana Misra-Mona, replacing Ajay Rai
- Working president
- Imran Masood
- Congress Legislature Party leader
- Chaudhary Virendra Singh, replacing Mona
- Appointments announced
- Friday
- Election context
- The reshuffle came ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- BJP spokesperson quoted
- Sudhanshu Trivedi
- Pilot named by Trivedi
- Smit Machchhar