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Senior Congress leader and former MP Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from the party for six years for alleged anti-party activities on Wednesday (April 3). Nirupam was upset at not being nominated for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
According to The Indian Express, sources close to Nirupam has said, “He has taken a decision to quit the Congress and wants to contest from a seat in Mumbai which is likely to be offered to him by Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde.”
However before that the journalist-turned-politician was handed over the expulsion orders by the All India Congress Committee. Earlier Maharashtra unit Congress President Nana Patole had indicated that the party would take action against Nirupam.
The rebellious stand of Nirupam started after the Maha Vikas Aghadi ally Shiv Sena (UBT) had declared the candidature of Amol G. Kirtikar for the seat last week. He had given a severe tongue-lashing to the SS (UBT) and the Congress seat-sharing negotiators.
Nirupam had also launched a vicious veiled attack without taking names at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, state chief Patole and Mumbai chief Varsha Gaikwad, for allegedly falling at the knees of the SS (UBT).
Nirupam is a former Mumbai North Lok Sabha MP of the Congress and a former two-time Rajya Sabha MP from (undivided) Shiv Sena.
Nirupam was even dropped from the list of star campaigners by Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Wednesday.
According to The Indian Express, sources close to Nirupam has said, “He has taken a decision to quit the Congress and wants to contest from a seat in Mumbai which is likely to be offered to him by Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde.”
However before that the journalist-turned-politician was handed over the expulsion orders by the All India Congress Committee. Earlier Maharashtra unit Congress President Nana Patole had indicated that the party would take action against Nirupam.
The rebellious stand of Nirupam started after the Maha Vikas Aghadi ally Shiv Sena (UBT) had declared the candidature of Amol G. Kirtikar for the seat last week. He had given a severe tongue-lashing to the SS (UBT) and the Congress seat-sharing negotiators.
Nirupam had also launched a vicious veiled attack without taking names at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, state chief Patole and Mumbai chief Varsha Gaikwad, for allegedly falling at the knees of the SS (UBT).
Nirupam is a former Mumbai North Lok Sabha MP of the Congress and a former two-time Rajya Sabha MP from (undivided) Shiv Sena.
Nirupam was even dropped from the list of star campaigners by Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Wednesday.
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