Lokesh Sharma, OSD to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, submitted his resignation on Saturday evening, hours after posting a tweet that was seen as an oblique criticism of the Congress. Leadership change in Punjab
The tweet referred to a robust man being helpless and a mean individual exalted.
The Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan submitted his resignation on Saturday evening, demanding an apology for his tweet.
Sharma has been related to Gehlot for over a decade and he’s caring for his social media. He was made OSD after Gehlot got here to energy in December 2018.
“Majboot ko majboor, mamuli ko magroor kiya jaye… baad hi khet ko khaay, uss fasal ko kaun bachaye!” Sharma had tweeted after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh resigned on Saturday.
In the resignation letter, the OSD said that he has been energetic on Twitter since 2010 and has not tweeted past occasion strains.
Sharma mentioned that he by no means made any political tweets after Gehlot was given the duty of OSD.
The sturdy ought to be compelled, the minor ought to be compelled…
Only the fence eats the sector, who will save that crop !!— Lokesh Sharma (@_lokeshsharma) September 18, 2021
However, he has apologized if his tweet has harm the occasion excessive command and the state authorities in any method.
The Delhi Police had registered a case in opposition to Sharma in March on the criticism of Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Last yr, audio clips of conversations between Shekhawat, BJP chief Sanjay Jain and Congress MLAs Bhanwarlal and Vishvendra Singh had been leaked in the course of the political disaster in Rajasthan as a result of riot by Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 different MLAs. They had been reportedly discussing a plan to topple the Congress authorities within the state.
It was alleged that Sharma had circulated the audio clips, a cost he had denied.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
