Punjab-like disaster pure for Congress because it doesn’t honour sacrifices of staff: Union minister Bhupender Yadav

Union labour and surroundings minister Bhupender Yadav, whereas referring to the turmoil within the Congress, stated adjustments in a political occasion need to be introduced in by way of consensus, not by implementing it on the occasion staff, and undoubtedly not by humiliating senior staff.

He was speaking within the backdrop of the disaster the Congress is dealing with in Punjab and the questions raised by senior Congress leaders on the induction of activist-MLA Jignesh Mevani and former scholar chief from JNU, Kanhaiya Kumar, into the occasion.

Speaking to ET, Yadav, who has been dealing with vital assignments for the BJP as its common secretary over the previous 10 years, stated a Punjab-like disaster was solely a pure consequence as “it was evident that the Congress does not honour the sacrifices made by its long-time workers”.

“Core leaders of the Congress are finding it difficult to get their voices heard or even justify their existence in their party, how are newcomers going to save the party? Two (Mevani and Kumar) came in and two (Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu) came out…When the party becomes the fiefdom of one family, and the talent and work done by workers are not respected, such destruction is the only end…Most surprising is that senior leaders of the Congress say they have no idea who is taking decisions in the party…A party that cannot elect its president on time, has no president for quite some time now, and where there are limitations even on who can get nominated as president, how can it claim to represent 125 crore people of India,” he requested.

Internal democracy, alternatives for gifted and environment friendly folks, and respect for its long-term staff are most vital for a political occasion to work and join with the folks, Yadav stated.

Asserting that the change in BJP management in states reminiscent of Gujarat, Karnataka or Uttarakhand was not “crisis management” however reflective of the occasion’s perception in “capacity building” of the following era of leaders, Yadav stated the occasion has a convention of constructing consensus earlier than adjustments occur. “There is a process that is followed internally, and whatever changes happen are done after taking everyone’s views into account,” he stated. Yadav can be answerable for Gujarat BJP.

“The ones who get replaced also get other responsibilities. For the BJP, the party and the government work on the principle of taking everyone along. That is never breache,” he added.