AMN / BARMER
Manvendra Singh, son of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh, quit the BJP on Saturday at his Swabhiman rally in Barmer district.
“Kamal ka phool, badi bhool (Choosing the lotus flower was a big mistake),” said Manvendra while announcing his decision to quit the party.
“I would like to thank my supporters. I will do whatever they ask me to do. Their decision is my decision but I will ask everyone,” said Manvendra.
Singh said the ‘swabhiman’ mision began in 2014 when his father Jaswant Singh was denied the party ticket in the Lok Sabha polls.
He said those who had supported the family in 2014 had faced hardships, and this had now become an issue of self-respect.
Singh said two people from Delhi and one from Jaipur were responsible for his father not getting the party’s nomination in 2014.
The MLA said he had told the Prime Minister and party chief Amit Shah about the situation in the state.
He referred to the police encounters in which alleged criminals Anandpal and Chatur Singh were killed, leading to resentment in their Rajput community.
Singh concluded his address by chanting, “Kamal ka phool, badi bhool”. His supporters shouted “Kamal ka phool, hamari bhool”.