Rajasthan Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully on Thursday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) after the son of a party cabinet minister filed his nomination as an independent candidate, alleging that the development reflected discontent within the party over ticket distribution and raised questions about its organisational claims.
Highlighting the decision of a BJP cabinet minister’s son to contest local polls as an independent candidate rather than on a party ticket, Jully stated that the move serves as a “mirror to the BJP’s organizational claims. Jully alleged that the minister’s son’s decision to enter the electoral contest as an independent candidate reflected dissatisfaction within the BJP and the neglect of grassroots workers. The Congress leader also raised questions about political and moral accountability, arguing that the minister should resign from his position on moral grounds.
“When even the minister’s own son lacks faith in the BJP’s ticket within his family, you can imagine the current state of affairs for the BJP in Rajasthan today,” said Jully. “If a minister’s own son lacks confidence in the party’s ticket, how can the public be expected to trust the BJP?” he wrote. He said the party leadership must explain the circumstances behind the development. Calling on BJP Rajasthan president Madan Rathore to take the matter seriously, Jully said concerns over ticket distribution and dissatisfaction among party workers could not be addressed merely through rhetoric.
