Amid protests over ticket distribution for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, state BJP president VD Sharma stated that party workers have the right to express their views and their issues are being addressed. Sharma also refrained from attacking former state health minister Rustam Singh, who quit BJP and joined the BSP after not receiving a ticket. He emphasized that the BJP is a political organization that works under a system, and the problems of all party workers are being resolved. The BJP will soon release its election manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections.
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In a letter addressed to state BJP president Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Singh (78) said he is resigning from the BJP's primary membership and all party positions
Rustam Singh s son Rakesh Singh has been fielded by the Bahujan Samaj Party from Morena seat. Since then, there was speculation that Rustam Singh may leave the ruling BJP to campaign for his son in Morena. An influential Gurjar leader from the Gwalior-Chambal region, Rustam Singh resigned from the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 2003 and joined the BJP.
On Monday, former state health minister Rustam Singh quit the Bharatiya Janata Party after being denied a ticket from Morena and joined the Bahujan Samaj Party, which has fielded his son from the seat.