Hardik Patel again hits out at party’s state leadership: Surge of dissent in Gujarat Congress

The Congress, which by default has been having fun with the standing of the principal Opposition within the state, is now steadily dropping its staff and senior leaders to each the BJP and the entrant Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP), resulting in a critical disaster inside the get together.

On Thursday, two senior Congress leaders from Saurashtra area, Indraneel Rajguru and Vashram Sagathiya, joined AAP whereas

chief and Congress Working President Hardik Patel has gone ballistic towards the get together for not trusting him with sufficient obligations. In the meantime, former Congress MLA from Gadhada Pravin Maru joined the BJP on Thursday.

Rajguru, one of many wealthiest legislators had made it to Gujarat Meeting from Rajkot East in 2012 and had contested towards former CM Vijay Rupani from Rajkot West in 2017. Nevertheless, he resigned from the get together in 2018. Whereas the get together cajoled him again inside a yr, he went inactive since final yr and has lastly shifted to AAP.

Whereas the Congress dilly-dallies on inducting Patidar chief Naresh Patel, sources within the know preserve that Patel has sought to be projected because the chief ministerial candidate, a lot to the discomfort of the Excessive Command.

In the meantime, Patidar chief Hardik Patel has additionally now come out brazenly towards the state management, alleging he isn’t being “correctly utilised” by the get together. Talking to ET, Hardik minced no phrase in expressing his frustration with the state management. “I’m not referred to as to attend essential conferences or not made a part of any choice making course of,” he claimed. “For nearly three years that I’ve been the working president of the get together, I’ve not been given any clear accountability,” Hardik stated, including whereas the get together misplaced its shot at energy in 2017, when it had put up its finest present in two-and-a-half a long time, driving on the Patidar agitation, its technique nonetheless hinges on the social engineering formulation of Madhavsinh Solanki that concerned Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi and Muslims (KHAM).

“Even on the expense of my very own curiosity, I’ve been saying that Naresh Patel needs to be introduced in, however the get together wants to maneuver quick and get its act collectively;” Hardik stated. “That’s not taking place and this may not augur effectively for the get together,” he added. He alleged that the Congress in Gujarat is a divided home and the get together has not been in a position to acquire energy over a long time because of infighting.

Hardik stated he has no plans to depart the Congress.