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New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha member Kripal Parmar on Tuesday resigned as Himachal Pradesh BJP vice-president, dealing another blow to the ruling party after its defeat in the October 30 bypolls.
The decision comes on the eve of the BJP’s state executive meeting, where the party is expected to review its performance in the bypolls.
In his three-line resignation letter, Parmar alleged that no one in the party heeded his advice, which was “running like a dictatorship”. What was the matter, Parmar asked in his letter to continue as the Vice President when no one listened to him.
The letter was addressed to state BJP president Suresh Kashyap.
Parmar wrote in a Facebook post: “I, Kripal Parmar, Vice President, Himachal BJP, am sending my resignation from the post … Please accept it … I will give reasons for this in a separate letter.”
Speaking to ThePrint, he claimed that he faced harassment and humiliation in the BJP, adding that forces in the party had tried to undermine his efforts.
Reached for comment, state BJP president Kashyap said he came to know about the resignation from social media. “When I get his resignation, I will discuss and address his concerns,” he said.
‘Honest, dedicated worker is not valued’
Parmar told ThePrint that he was “humiliated for four years” in the BJP. “There is total dictatorship in the party. I complained to the chief minister, party president and core committee, but no one gave any importance to my concerns. An honest, dedicated party worker is not given importance,” he said.
“In 2017, he ensured my defeat by pitting a rebel candidate against me. This time they gave ticket to the same candidate, denied me nomination. The party lobbied for me to be isolated,” he said.
Parmar was referring to the 2017 assembly elections and the October bypolls to Fatehpur seat.
The BJP did not field Parmar from this seat this year and instead fielded Baldev Thakur.
In the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP had fielded Parmar from this seat, prompting a revolt by Thakur, who then fought as an independent and garnered over 13,000 votes. It was largely because of his rebellion that Parmar lost by a narrow margin of 1,200 votes to Congress leader Sujan Singh Pathania, whose death helped in the by-election.
Parmar added, “A youth”. front The secretary was encouraged to file a case against me on petty charges, later promoted to vice president front,
“On July 31, I was in charge of a government function of the chief minister (Jai Ram Thakur) in Kangra district, but the district magistrate and road transport office did not arrange buses to bring people to the rally. , This was done so that I could be blamed as the leader of the party in the area. I complained to the CM, but was ignored.”
Parmar told ThePrint, “During the panchayat elections this year, we won the Fatehpur region, but the party establishment in its report to the PMO said that I did not work for victory. It was a one-sided report… how much humiliation can I bear?”
(Edited by Saikat Niyogi)
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