April 28th 2024.
The Indian capital, New Delhi, was hit with a major blow as the Delhi unit chief of the Congress party, Arvinder Singh Lovely, announced his resignation from the party post. This shocking turn of events comes amidst the ongoing seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, with Delhi scheduled to vote on May 25.
Lovely expressed his disappointment in a four-page letter addressed to party president, Mallikarjun Kharge, on Wednesday. He stated that he was deeply troubled by the way the Congress general secretary had been functioning. According to Lovely, all the decisions made by senior leaders in the Delhi Congress were being overruled by the AICC general secretary. Since taking on the role of DPCC president, Lovely was not given the authority to appoint any senior positions within the party. His request for a veteran leader to be appointed as the media head for DPCC was rejected without any valid reason. As a result, more than 150 blocks in Delhi are currently without a block president.
Adding to his dissatisfaction, Lovely also expressed his disapproval of the party's alliance with the Aam Adami Party in the national capital. He strongly opposed joining forces with a party that was founded on false accusations of corruption against the Congress party. He pointed out that one of their cabinet ministers is currently in jail on corruption charges, making the alliance a questionable decision.
Lovely also voiced his disappointment with the selection of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. Despite the limited number of seats allocated to the Congress party, Lovely withdrew his name as a potential candidate in order to give a chance to other senior Congress colleagues. However, he was disheartened to see that the North-West Delhi and Northeast Delhi seats were given to candidates who were not associated with the Delhi Congress and were not in line with party policies.
The party has announced Jai Prakash Agarwal, Udit Raj, and Kanhaiya Kumar as their candidates for the three Delhi constituencies. While Agarwal is an experienced politician and has represented Chandni Chowk three times before, the other two candidates are relatively unknown in the Delhi Congress.
In his letter, Lovely also mentioned the protests that followed the announcement of the candidates' names and how he was forced to take action against some party leaders. He stated that he tried to handle the situation by publicly acknowledging the right of party members to voice their dissent. However, the AICC general secretary went against his democratic stance and instructed him to suspend certain party functionaries. To make matters worse, the general secretary engaged in heated arguments with other party leaders during public meetings, causing further tension within the party.
This sudden resignation of Arvinder Singh Lovely has left the Congress party in a state of disarray, especially with the Lok Sabha elections underway. It remains to be seen how the party will handle this setback and its impact on the upcoming polls.
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