BJP workers take party leader Umesh Jadhav to task for neglecting constituency after getting elected as MP from Kalaburagi

BJP leader and MP from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav had to face the ire of his own party workers for “neglecting the party workers and his constituency” after he was elected in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

BJP leader and MP from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav had to face the ire of his own party workers for “neglecting the party workers and his constituency” after he was elected in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Just as Dr. Jadhav started to address a party intellectuals’ meeting convened at the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry conference hall on Saturday, the party workers rose from their seats and interrupted by openly objecting to the way that Dr. Jadhav had attributed his victory in the Lok Sabha elections to the “relentless efforts” of N. Ravikumar, general secretary of the party’s State unit and member of Legislative Council.

“Did you win the elections only because of Mr. Ravikumar? Didn’t we, the party workers, do anything for your victory? Please stop appeasing one person for your personal gains,” a worker from the audience said.

Within a few seconds, a couple of workers rose from their seats to join the objecting worker and asked Dr. Jadhav where he had gone all these years neglecting the party workers and the people in the constituency.

“You are not seen attending the problems of party workers who worked for you and the people who voted for you. You are missing in the constituency after your victory. You are not seen in the constituency and did not work for party candidates in the recent Assembly elections. Where have you gone? Why have you come here now? We know that you are here because the next Lok Sabha elections are approaching,” a worker said.

Another worker told Dr. Jadhav: “You discarded workers who worked and ensured your victory. You neither heard their grievances nor visited the constituency to redress people’s problems. You may think that you would seek votes showing Narendra Modi’s photo. What would you say when people ask about your contributions to the constituency? You have nothing to show then.”