‘One step away from shutting down’: Sanjay Nirupam on Maharashtra Congress workplace, says rent unpaid for months | India News

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Nirupam on Friday claimed that the state unit of Congress goes by way of a extreme financial crunch resulting in nonpayment of rent and electrical energy invoice of the celebration workplace. Former state president of the grand-old-party, who joined Eknath Shinde months earlier than the meeting elections mentioned that the incompetence of the state and the nationwide management of the celebration led to this example.
“The Mumbai Congress is just one step away from being shut down. The current ineffective and incompetent leaders of the Mumbai Congress are to blame for this situation. The office, which operates in the premises of the Maharashtra government’s PWD department, has not paid rent for several years, resulting in an outstanding bill of 18 lakh rupees. The electricity bill has reached nearly 5 lakh rupees, and the electricity supply company eventually removed the meter and disconnected the power,” Nirupam mentioned.
“This situation reflects the lack of leadership and capability among the leaders. For about 9 to 10 months, Mumbai Congress employees have not received their salaries. The party is in a silent mode with no events being organized, mainly because the leadership has completely failed,” he added.
Further, taking an obvious jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Nirupam mentioned that leaders seldom meet celebration staff within the state and make a video for YouTube and depart. He blamed the Congress’ alliance with Thackeray’s celebration, Shiv Sena (UBT), for its decline.
“The root cause is the incompetence of the leadership from Delhi to Mumbai. Even when leaders visit, they do not meet with their workers; they just make a video for YouTube and leave. He said that Mallikarjun Kharge and Venugopal ignored his advice to not get into an alliance with the Shiv Sena (UBT) in 2019, which led to the downfall of the party in the state,” Nirupam mentioned.
“This is the result of effective leadership. In 2019, when the alliance between Shiv Sena and Congress was forming, I advised against it, warning that the Congress party would gradually weaken. Five to six years later, this prediction is coming true, with only three MLAs remaining, who rely heavily on Muslim votes. Currently, in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray’s party is the first choice because they appear strong. The Mumbai Congress and the Congress party have become subordinate to Uddhav Thackeray’s party, and the incompetence of Delhi’s leaders is evident. They have accepted that they cannot stand on their own and rely on allies, leading to the party’s downfall. In the coming days, the Congress party in Maharashtra will face a similar fate as it did in Uttar Pradesh or Bihar,” he added.
This comes days after Harshwardhan Sapkal grew to become the brand new chief of the celebration’s Maharashtra unit. Sapkal takes over from Nana Patole, who had resigned following the celebration’s poor efficiency within the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
In the 2024 meeting elections, the Mahayuti coalition of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP received 235 of the 288 seats, with BJP securing 132 alone. Shinde’s Sena secured 57 seats and Ajit Pawar’s NCP acquired 41 seats.
On the opposite hand, it was a disappointing present by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which hoped for a grand comeback. Uddhav’s Sena acquired 20 seats, Congress 16 and Sharad Pawar’s NCP secured 10 seats.