Congress faces revolt in Haryana as Rajesh Joon quits party, announces to fight from Bahadurgarh as independent
The Hindu
Congress faces rebellion as Rajesh Joon quits party to contest Haryana Assembly polls independently from Bahadurgarh seat.
A day after it announced its first list of 32 candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls, the Congress faced rebellion as party leader Rajesh Joon, whose candidature was ignored from Bahadurgarh, on Saturday (September 7, 2024) quit the party and announced to fight as an independent.
The party has fielded sitting MLA Rajendra Singh Joon from the Bahadurgarh seat.
Rajesh Joon was the ticket aspirant from the Bahadurgarh Assembly segment, which is in the Jhajjar district. "I will fight the election as an independent," he told reporters in Bahadurgarh.
He said that he took this decision after consulting his supporters, who asked him to contest the upcoming Assembly polls.
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Mr. Joon said that he would file his nomination papers on September 11, adding he has started his poll campaign for contesting the elections.
He said he was "cheated" as his candidature was ignored and claimed that he was "used and thrown".
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