The BJPchief of Jabalpur city in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh resigned from his post on Sunday alleging inaction by the party's central leadership over unruly scenes at their local office on October 21. The resignation by Prabhat Sahu came a day after Union home minister Amit Shah held divisional meetings of BJP twice here to quell apparent bitterness in the party and galvanise the cadre for next month's electoral battle in the state.
Elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly will be held on November 17.
"I am hurt with the party central leadership's inaction against those responsible for the incident that occurred inside the BJP office on October 21," Sahu, an OBC leader said to be close to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, told a press conference. Sahu said he tendered his resignation to the BJP state president VD Sharma on Sunday.
Supporters of a BJP leader who was denied a ticket from the North Central seat in Jabalpur district mobbed Union minister Bhupender Yadav at the party office in the city on October 21. They also assaulted a person a security guard at the spot.
Sahu said he was depressed that such an incident happened in front of a Union minister in their office. "The person whose supporters allegedly created a ruckus in the party office was given time to meet BJP senior leader Amit Shah yesterday (Saturday)," he said.b
