Beed (Maharashtra): More than 20 BJP office carriers from Beed District in Maharashtra resigned in protests against Local Parliament Pritam Munde Khade did not find a place on the newly expanded council, a local leader said on Sunday.
He also said the Bed Zilla Parisiti and Panchayat Samiti members along with BJP board members from Ambajogai have gone to Mumbai to submit their resignation.
Among those who have stopped over the past two days including members of Beed Zilla Parisiti and Panchayat Samiti members besides the Secretary General of BJP, student wing president, District Vice President, District President, and Vice President of Youth BJP Wing.
They handed over their resignation to the President of the BJP District Rajendra Maske, the leader said.
“Pritam Munde was in the calculation to get a cabinet bed, but the name was dropped at the last minute.
Thousands of BJP workers are waiting to see Pritam Munde get a place on the extended Council of Ministers.
However, their dreams were destroyed.
When his name was not looking in the final list.
In protest, I resigned from the post, “said Secretary General of BEED District BJP Sarjerao Tandle.
However, the National Secretary of BJP Pankaja Munde denied reports that his brother, Pritam Munde Khade was annoyed because he did not get a bed in the Union cabinet.
Pankaja, a former minister in the BJP government in Maharashtra, also said that party workers believe that Pritam will be appointed by the Ministers.
Pankaja has clarified that every decision made by BJP can be accepted by him and his sister because they are loyal workers from the Safron Party.
During the expansion of the Union Cabinet recently, the Community Leader of Vanjara Dr.
Bhagwat Karad, a MP Rajya Sabha, who came from neighboring countries Aurangabad District was appointed as Minister of State.
Karad has been prepared by BJP Stalwart late Gopinath Munde, a Vanjari leader, is largely credited for expanding BJP organizations among OBC and other caste groups.
Denying reports that the lobby in BJP was active to complete his political career, Pankaja had referred to his late inheritance of his father Gopinath Munde.
Meanwhile, the source said Pankaja would meet with the BJP office carrier on Tuesday and convince them to attract their resignation.