Former BJP minister Rustam Singh resigns from party after son gets BSP ticket to contest MP assembly polls
Oct 23, 2023
Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 23 : Former minister and a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rustam Singh has resigned from all the responsibilities of the party after his son got a ticket from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to contest elections in the forthcoming assembly polls.
BSP has fielded the former minister's son Rakesh Singh from the Morena assembly constituency. He will be contesting against BJP's candidate Raghuraj Kansana and the Congress's candidate Dinesh Gurjar.
Rustam Singh is a retired IPS (Indian Police Service) officer and has been a cabinet minister twice in the BJP government in the state. He was a strong contender for ticket from Morena assembly seat from the BJP but the party did not entrusted him this time. Now, he will campaign for his son in the upcmoing assembly poll.
Singh wrote his resignation letter to state party chief VD Sharma on Sunday (October 22) which read, "I resign from the primary membership of Bharatiya Janata Party. I also resign from all responsibilities of the party."
Meanwhile, Singh told ANI, "I left the job of Inspector General of police (IG) with respect and the Bharatiya Janata Party brought me with respect. I worked, did development work and tried to make Morena better. This time also the people of Morena in the survey wanted me to again serve the public but they (BJP) ignored it. I want to say that respect is the most important thing. People wanted us to do something for them, so there should be some place to do it and therefore my son joined the Bahujan Samaj Party."
The former minister further said that he wanted to say that they came to serve the public and would do the same. The work which was left in the district and they would try to provide every facility without any discrimination to the people of Morena.
Madhya Pradesh will undergo assembly polls on November 17. Through the polls, the state will elect legislators from 230 Assembly constituencies. The election would be conducted in only one phase in the state and the counting would be done on December 3.
