States »NortPosted at: Jun 9 2021 5:08PM

Rebel Congress leader blames weak leadership for Jitin Prasada's exit

Lucknow, Jun 9 (UNI) Expelled senior Congress leader and former member of the State Legislative Council Siraj Mehndi on Wednesday, in the backdrop of Jitin Prasada's exit from the party, alleged that the grand-old party is passing through its worst phase due to an "inefficient leadership".
"The backbone of the political party is the worker who has been marginalized by the current leadership in the Congress," Mr Mehndi said adding that it is a pity to watch such situation of a historical party like this.
Mr Prasada, who was a close aid of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party today in New Delhi, just six months ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Mehndi alleged that that there has been a custom of adjustment of dedicated people in the Congress, but this is the first incident of handing over the command of such a large state to a weak leader.
Due to weak leadership, Congress is not able to launch any major movement to expose the many failures of the government in the state, he added.
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