More than three years after he reportedly got here near being appointed the chief minister of Chhattisgarhthe state’s Home Minister and senior Congress chief Tamradhwaj Sahu resigned because the nationwide president of the get together’s Other Backward Class (OBC) division on Friday.
This resignation is more likely to once more gas hypothesis about inside fissures within the state Congress, undermining Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel‘s makes an attempt to dismiss speak of management change within the state. Some leaders within the get together claimed that Sahu, the MLA from Durg, by no means gave up on his ambition to be chief minister despite the fact that he has by no means publicly talked about it.
— Tamradhwaj Sahu (@tamradhwajsahu0) February 25, 2022
In his resignation letter, the minister claimed that he resigned as he was busy with two vital posts and couldn’t commit time to the OBC wing. But, he’s believed to have been sad with the get together about allegedly being uncared for. Party insiders mentioned Sahu wished to marketing campaign for the Congress within the Assembly elections in 5 states similar to Baghel however wasn’t accorded a lot significance.
“Despite elections in a number of states, he was not made campaigner anyplace. The get together has been taking part in the OBC card however the OBC wing’s nationwide president was lacking from the election campaigns. This has made him contemplate his skilled priorities,” mentioned a supply near the minister.
The method of Sahu’s resignation can be telling. It is realized that he give up the put up virtually a fortnight in the past however wished at hand over the letter to the Gandhis in particular person. The minister visited Delhi however reportedly didn’t get an appointment to satisfy them. In the top, he handed over his resignation letter to KC Venugopal, the Congress normal secretary accountable for organisation. He returned to Raipur earlier than tweeting it on Friday.
Within hours, the get together launched an announcement, saying it “appreciates the contributions” of Sahu, and appointed former Haryana minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav as his substitute. Some sources mentioned the get together’s prime management felt a change was required within the OBC wing since Sahu had been at its helm for greater than 4 years.
The minister’s resignation is more likely to strengthen the murmurs a couple of disaster in Chhattisgarh Congress that gained power final yr after a sequence of journeys to Delhi by state ministers, mayors, MLAs, and different get together leaders. At the time, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi promised to go to the state inside per week and finish the squabbles as soon as and for all. But Gandhi ended up visiting the state solely earlier this month. He attended an exhibition on the “Chhattisgarh Model” of governance, however no feedback have been made on power-sharing preparations.
At one level, based on political observers, Sahu was Baghel’s selection to exchange him, if in any respect. But along with his resignation from a outstanding get together put up, the way forward for the as soon as chief ministerial contender is now clouded. With just one place to dedicate his time to, will probably be fascinating to see what he has in retailer for the Congress within the state.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
