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In a significant political development in Gujarat, tribal leader and former MLA Mahesh Vasava resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday (April 14), accusing the ruling party of straying from constitutional principles.
Vasava, who had joined the BJP just a year ago in March ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, announced his resignation on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, submitting his letter to Gujarat BJP president C.R. Paatil.
Speaking to the media, Vasava expressed deep disillusionment with the BJP’s functioning. “On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar, I have to say that the country is not being run according to the Constitution. Adivasis, Dalits, OBCs, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and other poor classes will unite and fight the ideology of the RSS and the BJP,” Vasava was quoted by The Times of India as saying.
Vasava is the son of veteran tribal leader and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotubhai Vasava. He previously represented the Dediyapada constituency as an MLA. His resignation has stirred political waters, particularly as he indicated a return to the BTP fold.
“I joined the BJP so that public benefits works of my areas would be done, but nothing was done even on my recommendations. I have worked during the Lok Sabha elections and campaigned for party candidate and sitting MP Mansukh Vasava and he won,” he told The Indian Express.
“After the election results were announced, the party leaders did not invite me for any party workers’ meeting or public meeting. They have intentionally distanced themselves from me. I will work for the BTP and in the coming days, a political earthquake will come and Bharuch will be epicentre,” he added.
The Congress was quick to seize on Vasava’s resignation to target the BJP, alleging anti-tribal and anti-constitutional tendencies.
“Vasava parting ways with the BJP on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti reflects the anti-Adivasi stance of the BJP. His resignation has once again highlighted the anti-Constitution approach of the BJP,” said Manish Doshi, media convener of the Gujarat Congress.
Vasava’s departure adds to the growing tensions within the state’s political landscape, especially at a time when tribal and Dalit concerns are increasingly coming to the fore in national politics.
Vasava, who had joined the BJP just a year ago in March ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, announced his resignation on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, submitting his letter to Gujarat BJP president C.R. Paatil.
Speaking to the media, Vasava expressed deep disillusionment with the BJP’s functioning. “On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar, I have to say that the country is not being run according to the Constitution. Adivasis, Dalits, OBCs, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and other poor classes will unite and fight the ideology of the RSS and the BJP,” Vasava was quoted by The Times of India as saying.
Vasava is the son of veteran tribal leader and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder Chhotubhai Vasava. He previously represented the Dediyapada constituency as an MLA. His resignation has stirred political waters, particularly as he indicated a return to the BTP fold.
“I joined the BJP so that public benefits works of my areas would be done, but nothing was done even on my recommendations. I have worked during the Lok Sabha elections and campaigned for party candidate and sitting MP Mansukh Vasava and he won,” he told The Indian Express.
“After the election results were announced, the party leaders did not invite me for any party workers’ meeting or public meeting. They have intentionally distanced themselves from me. I will work for the BTP and in the coming days, a political earthquake will come and Bharuch will be epicentre,” he added.
The Congress was quick to seize on Vasava’s resignation to target the BJP, alleging anti-tribal and anti-constitutional tendencies.
“Vasava parting ways with the BJP on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti reflects the anti-Adivasi stance of the BJP. His resignation has once again highlighted the anti-Constitution approach of the BJP,” said Manish Doshi, media convener of the Gujarat Congress.
Vasava’s departure adds to the growing tensions within the state’s political landscape, especially at a time when tribal and Dalit concerns are increasingly coming to the fore in national politics.
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