Jayant Sinha: 'Unjustly Targeted by BJP' in Response to Party's Show-Cause Notice!

"Unjustly targeted by BJP": Jayant Sinha on party's show-cause notice

Sinha expressed his desire to be relieved of direct electoral duties so that he can concentrate on combating global climate change in India and around the world.

The tension between Lok Sabha MP Jayant Sinha and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Jharkhand has escalated, with the former criticizing the party for "unjustly targeting him."

Just a few days ago, the BJP state unit issued a show cause notice to Sinha, highlighting that he not only distanced himself from the party's campaign but also did not cast his vote in the ongoing parliamentary elections.

A lawmaker from Hazaribagh and a former Union minister, Sinha has responded to the notice, alleging that the party did not invite him to participate in the election campaign.

In a two-page letter to the party, Sinha denied the allegations against him and highlighted that he cast his vote through the postal ballot as he was traveling abroad for personal reasons.

"Before leaving India, I sent my vote through the postal ballot process. Therefore, it is incorrect of you to allege that I did not fulfill my responsibility to vote," Sinha stated in his defense.

Prior to the announcement of the 2024 general elections, Sinha tweeted that he had written to party president JP Nadda to excuse him from participating in the electoral process and that he was not eager to contest the polls.

Sinha, whose father Yashwant Sinha was a former Union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet, referred to his letter dated March 2, where he conveyed his decision to step back from electoral responsibilities "to focus on addressing issues stemming from global climate change."

He expressed his desire to be relieved of direct electoral duties so that he could concentrate on combating global climate change in India and around the world.

"Of course, I will continue to collaborate with the party on economic and governance issues. I have had the privilege of serving the people of Bharat and Hazaribagh for the past 10 years. Moreover, I have been fortunate to have been provided with numerous opportunities by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and the BJP leadership. My sincerest gratitude to all of them," he stated in response to the show cause notice.

Sinha asserts that his withdrawal from the contest elicited a "profound" response from thousands of constituents and party workers in Hazaribagh, but he maintained political decorum and exercised restraint.

He noted that despite supporting the candidature of Manish Jaiswal, he was not approached by the party for any electoral responsibilities.

"However, not a single senior party official or MP/MLA from Jharkhand reached out to me after my announcement on March 2, 2024. I was not invited to any party events, rallies, or organizational meetings. If Babu Lal Marandi ji wanted me to participate, he could have certainly called me, but he did not," stated the two-time MP in his defense.

A few weeks ago, Sinha found himself embroiled in controversy after the Congress claimed that his son Aarish had joined the opposition camp. Sinha promptly refuted the claim.

In 2014, Yashwant Sinha had a bitter fallout with the BJP after he was denied a ticket. Subsequently, he joined the Trinamool Congress.