UBT's dy leader Badgujar gets expelled for ‘anti-party activity'
Nashik: Shiv Sena (UBT)'s deputy leader Sudhakar Badgujar was expelled on Wednesday for anti-party activities. Saha samparka pramukh of UBT's Nashik district unit Datta Gaikwad made the announcement during a press conference at the party's office in the city on Wednesday.
He said party MP Sanjay Raut had called him to inform about Badgujar's expulsion. UBT's Nashik district chief DG Suryavanshi also called a press conference on Wednesday, but Badgujar did not attend it.
On Monday, Badgujar had met CM
Devendra Fadnavis
during his visit to Nashik city, leading to speculations in the political circles. Badgujar had clarified that he had met the CM to seek recruitment of staff for vacant posts in the Nashik Municipal Corporation in view of the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
He had said the party's senior leaders were informed about the meeting.
On Tuesday, Badgujar told reporters that he and party city chief Vilas Shinde as well as 12 former corporators of the party were disappointed after the district committee was restructured without taking them into confidence. Badgujar's statement sparked rumours that he and the 12 former corporators of UBT might join the BJP. Resultantly, the party expelled Badgujar.
When contacted, Badgujar told TOI that if expressing disappointment was a crime and the punishment expulsion, then he accepts it.
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