New Delhi: The central leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party has asked BJP MP and former state president of West Bengal Dilip Ghosh to “refrain from going to the media,” after he criticised some of his fellow state party leaders, reported news agency ANI.
In a letter written by BJP national general secretary Arun Singh dated May 30 to Ghosh, it was stated, “While your commitment to the party has been absolute, there have been some avoidable instances when some of your statements or outbursts have anguished state party leaders and have also caused embarrassment to the central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. This was pointed out to you on several occasions by the party leadership in the fond hope that you will take note.”
Singh further wrote, “In a recent interview your comments, in the electronic media and perhaps on other forums, have been openly critical of senior state functionaries. Such comments will only hurt and harm the party and negate your own hard work in the past. Besides, such statements, coming from a person of your stature, a national vice president, may create deep disaffection, unrest and alienation amongst party ranks, which given the norms of political behaviour and conduct, is unacceptable. The national leadership of the BJP is deeply concerned at issuance of such statements through the media.”
The letter also added: “On the instructions of hon’ble national president Shri JP Nadda Ji, I wish to convey to you the party’s deep anguish and concern at issuance of such statements and advise you to always refrain from going to the media or any public fora, about your own colleagues either in the state of West Bengal or anywhere else. I sincerely hope that you would appreciate the sensitivity of the situation particularly in West Bengal and shall always remain more discreet in your dealings with the print, electronic, other media or any public fora.”