Cash-starved Congress Shouldn’t Waste Energy, Stationery on Me, Says Sanjay Nirupam after Party Threatens Action

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Sanjay Nirupam’s post on social media site X came shortly after Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said at a press conference that the party had initiated steps over the former MP’s recent controversial comments. Nirupam also said that he would 'make a decision tomorrow'

Maharashtra Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday took a dig at his party’s financial woes, saying he would “make a decision tomorrow” amid buzz of action over his comments against INDIA bloc allies.

“The Congress shouldn’t waste its energy and stationery on me but should conserve it to save the party. The party is anyway facing a massive financial challenge. I gave a week’s time and that ends today. I will make a decision tomorrow,” he wrote on social media site X.

कॉंग्रेस पार्टी मेरे लिए ज़्यादा ऊर्जा और स्टेशनरी नष्ट ना करे।बल्कि अपनी बची-ख़ुची ऊर्जा और स्टेशनरी का इस्तेमाल करे,पार्टी को बचाने के लिए करे।वैसे भी पार्टी भीषण आर्थिक संकट के दौर से गुजर रही है।मैंने जो एक हफ़्ते की अवधि दी थी,वह आज पूरी हो गई है।कल मैं खुद फ़ैसला ले…— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) April 3, 2024

Nirupam’s post came shortly after Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said at a press conference that the party had initiated steps over the former MP’s recent controversial comments.

“We have taken him off as a star campaigner and have also initiated disciplinary action against him over the statements he made,” said Patole.

#WATCH | Mumbai | On Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole says, "His name was mentioned in the star campaigners, which has been cancelled. The kind of statements he has been making, action will be taken…" pic.twitter.com/BqTqBUBvzh— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2024

Nirupam had launched a barrage of attacks on the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) after the Congress ally announced its candidates for several Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.

Sources say Nirupam wanted to contest from the Mumbai North-West constituency, but the Shiv Sena (UBT) has announced Amol Kirtikar as its candidate for the seat currently held by the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s Gajanan Kirtikar. Kirtikar defeated Nirupam in the 2019 election.

“Out of six (Lok Sabha) seats in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest on five, and one seat has been left for the Congress, like charity. This decision is aimed at burying the Congress in Mumbai. I oppose this decision,” Nirupam had said earlier. “I want to tell the top leadership (of Congress) that I will wait for at most a week and then make a decision. All options are open for me.”