Manoj Tiwari removed as Delhi BJP president and his supporters assembled at Rajghat to protest against Delhi government’s failure to contain coronavirus cases. He was detained on Monday for alleged violation of lockdown norms.
Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda replaced Manoj Tiwari with former New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) mayor Adesh Kumar Gupta as the New Delhi BJP chief on Tuesday.
Congratulatory messages began pouring in for Adesh Kumar Gupta on Twitter as the announcement was made. The letter, announcing the appointment, has been signed by BJP general secretary Arun Singh.
In another development, the BJP has appointed Vishnu Deo Sai and S Tikendra Singh as State Party Presidents of Chhattisgarh and Manipur respectively.
Manoj Tiwari was recently in news for playing cricket in Haryana’s Sonipat at the time of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The Aam Aadmi Party had hit out at the BJP, asking how can a public representative be so insensitive.
“Every day thousands of poor migrant labourers are walking on the streets of India, and many of them have lost their lives due to road accidents. But ignoring such a humanitarian crisis, how can an elected public representative go to another state to play cricket? How can a public representative be so insensitive,” AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh had asked.
“The COVID-19 warriors are being stopped as the BJP government has closed all roads connecting Delhi and Haryana. I am a resident of Uttar Pradesh and if I want to visit UP to distribute food to the poor people, then the BJP government stops me,” Singh had further said.
However, when Manoj Tiwari travels to another state to play cricket, the BJP does not stop him, added Singh.
“This shows how insensitive the BJP is and how much hatred they have against the poor people.”
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