BJP member in Bihar announces resignation over Manipur violence, party says he wasn't active
Patna, Jul 27: A political activist in Bihar on Thursday put up a poster announcing his resignation from "all posts in the BJP" in protest against the ethnic strife in Manipur.
Vinod Sharma, who identified himself as a spokesman cum media panelist of the BJP, also shared with the press copies of his resignation letter addressed to the party's national president JP Nadda.
However, state BJP spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh asserted that Sharma, who had joined BJP four years ago, "never became an active member".
"Anybody can become a primary member of the party by giving a missed call. Only those are considered active members who go a step further and deposit the membership fee. I challenge Sharma to show his membership slip," Singh told PTI.
He pointed out that Sharma's name did not figure in the party's authorised list of spokespersons and media panelists.
Interestingly, Sharma was last in the news in the thick of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls when he had announced his resignation from the Congress over Rahul Gandhi's stance on Pulwama terror strike.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) chuckled at the development.
"The resignation of senior spokesman Vinod Sharma shows cracks appearing in the BJP's rank and file as a result of the Narendra Modi government's mishandling of the Manipur issue," JD(U) state unit chief Umesh Singh Kushwaha said in a statement.
VIDEO | "I have resigned from BJP with a heavy heart. Manipur situation has defamed India," says BJP leader Vinod Sharma after resigning from the party over Manipur issue. pic.twitter.com/QUwhrG92Tx
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EC has registered party, will emerge as primary political force in Tamil Nadu: Actor Vijay
Chennai (PTI): Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam party founder-president and top Tamil actor Vijay on Sunday announced that the Election Commission has duly registered his outfit and expressed confidence of emerging as the primary political party of Tamil Nadu.
Underscoring that equality is the basic principle of his new party, Vijay said that an application was filed with the EC on February 2 to register Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) as a political party.
After legally considering it, the EC has now registered the TVK as a political party and "has given permission to take part as a registered party in electoral politics. I am happy to share this with you."
The popular actor, in a statement posted on X, said the "first door has opened for us, which heralds all round success." Furthermore, he said that by pursuing the path of defined principles and by breaking barriers, his party would rise as the key political party of the Tamil people in Tamil Nadu.
The actor said preparatory work to hold TVK's first state conference, which will declare the party's ideology, has commenced and, "please wait for a formal announcement about it."
The TVK leader's comment comes against the background of his party functionaries approaching authorities seeking permission to hold the state conference this month at Vikravandi in Villupuram district and police reportedly clearing the decks to conduct the rally.
Last month, Vijay unveiled the party flag and the party anthem.
The formation of the political party was announced by Vijay in February this year.
