Uneasy conditions were witnessed on the concluding day of the two-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State executive meet here on Wednesday when former Minister Himmat Kothari came into tears on the stage. The condition arose before Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s concluding address, when State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon was speaking on indiscipline.
He was talking of action against those who were involved in indiscipline during the Assembly elections. In the meantime, Kothari sitting in the front row, all of a sudden reached the stage and asked for permission to speak. After Menon’s address party state president Narendra Singh Tomar permitted him to speak from the stage.
Kothari was distressed due to denial of ticket in the Assembly elections. Perturbed with treatment meted out with him during the Assembly elections the former Minister and senior BJP leader leveled serious allegations against State leadership and State organisational general secretary Arvind Menon. During this tears started flowing from his eyes.
BJP national general secretary Thawarchand Gehlot and senior leader Vikram Verma anyhow managed to stop him from leaving the meeting hall. Kothari alleged that despite working honestly, conspiracy was hatched against him and he was denied of party ticket while those who worked against the party in the last elections were given importance. Kothari while crying said, “I know that after uttering so much I could not remain in the party…. Hence I resign from the primary membership of the party.” After saying this he left the stage and started walking towards the exit door of the meeting hall.
Senior party leaders present on the venue hardly manage to stop him and consoled him after that he was made to sit on the chair.