Maharashtra Polls 2019: Sanjay Nirupam Denies Campaigning For Congress; Feels Sidelined By Party

Nirupam, who contest the 2014 assembly elections successfully, is one of the senior leaders of the party with having considerable amount of influence in North Mumbai.

Nirupam is one of the senior leaders of the party with having considerable amount of influence in North Mumbai. (File Photo/ Getty Image)

Mumbai: Look like there is no end to the woes of Congress as after Haryana, the grand old party is facing a revolt in Maharahtra weeks ahead of the much crucial Assembly elections in both the states. In a latest, senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday hit out at the party saying that he will not take part in the poll campaign as his recommendations to the party have been rejected. The former Mumbai Congress chief also thinks that the party does not want his services anymore. “It seems Congress party doesn’t want my services anymore. I had recommended just one name in Mumbai for the Assembly election. Heard that even that has been rejected. As I had told the leadership earlier, in that case I will not participate in the poll campaign. Its my final decision,” he wrote in a tweet.

It seems Congress Party doesn’t want my services anymore. I had recommended just one name in Mumbai for Assembly election. Heard that even that has been rejected. As I had told the leadership earlier,in that case I will not participate in poll campaign. Its my final decision.

— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) October 3, 2019

Later when a Twitter user retweeted his post saying that the development is highly unfortunate and Nirupam should not be allowed to leave, the senior Congress leader said hope that day has not come yet. "I hope that the day has not yet come to say good bye to party. But the way leadership is behaving with me, it doesn’t seem far away," Nirupam wrote.

I hope that the day has not yet come to say good bye to party. But the way leadership is behaving with me, it doesn’t seem far away. https://t.co/B07biJWp5M

— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) October 3, 2019

Nirupam's decision not to campaign party in assembly polls might come as a big blow to the Congress which trying to find its lost grounds especially at a time when several of its sitting MLAs in Maharashtra have quit the party to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the assembly polls. Nirupam, who contest the 2014 assembly elections successfully, is one of the senior leaders of the party with having considerable amount of influence in North Mumbai. However, he made it clear that the day has not come to say goodbye to Congress. But, this was indeed a hint at what could happen in future if situation remains the same. The Elections Commission of India, earlier this month, announced that both Maharashtra and Harayana will go for assembly elections on October and results for the same will be announced on October 24.