Brijesh Kalappa confirmed to NDTV that he will join Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.
Bangalore:
In another setback to the Congress party in Karnataka, senior party worker Brijesh Kalappa resigned to join the Aam Aadmi Party. Mr Kalappa, a Supreme Court lawyer, joined the Grand Old Party in 1997. Making the announcement in an emotional note addressed to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he said he started losing the passion to continue working for the interest of the party as he was not given his dues. He confirmed to NDTV that he would join the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.
Highlighting his contribution to the party, he wrote, “I have been representing the party on Hindi, English and Kannada channels since the years of UPA in 2013 – for almost a decade and have seen 6497 debates. In addition, the party regularly Has been delegating political work to me. Worked for me which I have performed to the best of my satisfaction”.
Emphasizing that he has not lost energy and enthusiasm while representing the party, even after the “debacles” of 2014 and 2019, he said that he has been finding himself “lack in passion” lately. , while his own performance has been “worthless and worthless”. ,
Mr Kalappa’s 25-year association with the party ended after popular Kannada actor and former MLC Chief Minister Chandru resigned from the primary membership of the Congress after being denied nomination to the Legislative Council.
Earlier on May 27, Mr Kalappa condemned BJP leader KS Eshwarappa’s ‘bring back the temples’ remarks. Amid the controversy over the Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah mosques in Uttar Pradesh, Mr Eshwarappa had said that “all 36,000 temples will be brought back to Hindus”.
This news comes at a time when the Congress is already battling with infighting over its Rajya Sabha list. Maharashtra Congress leader Ashish Deshmukh yesterday announced his resignation Alleging that an outsider was “implanted” in the state from the post of General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee.
Sources close to the G-23 or the group of 23 “dissenters” in Congress have also raised several questions about the choice of candidates for the upper house of parliament. The party has also elected “outsiders” in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the two states where it is in power.