BJP MLA Anil Gote announces resignation from Assembly, party
Mumbai, Nov 13: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Anil Gote has announced his resignation as member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as well as from the BJP, alleging that "criminals" were being inducted into the party.
Gote, who represents the Dhule Assembly seat in Maharashtra, said on Monday that he will tender his resignation next week.
Last month, another BJP legislator had resigned as member of the state Assembly and from the party.
Gote has been opposing induction of some leaders from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) into the BJP.
"I am going to tender my resignation to the Assembly Speaker on November 19, first day of the state legislature's winter session, and also quit the party," he said.
"Despite my opposition, senior party leaders have been inducting people with criminal background into the BJP ahead of Dhule Municipal Corporation election," Gote said.
If these people get elected, they will "ruin" Dhule city with their corrupt practices, he claimed.
He also said that he will contest the mayoral election in the Dhule civic body next month.
Gote had won the 2009 Assembly election as an Independent and joined the BJP ahead of the 2014 state polls.
He was arrested earlier in connection with the counterfeit stamp paper scam involving kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi, and is now out on bail.
Last month, BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh, a staunch proponent of separate Vidarbha state, had resigned as member of the Assembly and from the party's primary membership.
He was an MLA from Katol constituency in Nagpur district.
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SP leader’s 'blue drum' gift to UP Deputy CM sparks political controversy over Meerut murder case
Meerut: The murder of Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput in Meerut has sparked a political debate after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Deepak Ranjan presented a blue drum to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak at an event in Lucknow on Tuesday. The gesture, captured in viral images, was seen as a jibe at the state’s law and order situation.
Rajput’s wife, Muskan Rastogi, confessed to killing him with the help of her lover, Sahil Shukla. The duo dismembered Rajput’s body and concealed it in a blue drum filled with cement. The crime has turned the blue drum into a chilling symbol, widely referenced in memes and social media discussions.
SP leader Ranjan’s act of gifting a blue drum has ignited debate over governance and security in Uttar Pradesh. The move, made during the ‘Lantrani Hasya Utsav’ event in Lucknow, has further intensified political discourse.
The case has also affected sales of blue drums, particularly in Meerut and Aligarh, where shopkeepers report a decline due to public apprehension. Some sellers have urged people not to stigmatise the item.
Muskan Rastogi and Sahil Shukla remain in jail, facing trial for the gruesome murder.
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