2 days ago
I will not join BJP, nor will it accept me: Lakshman Singh
Bhopal: Former Congress MLA Lakshman Singh, who was expelled from the party on Wednesday, said he received a phone call and was asked to write that
Rahul Gandhi
would be Prime Minister.
"I got a phone call and was asked to give in writing that Rahul Gandhi will be Prime Minister, then my expulsion would be stopped.
I refused," he said, speaking to reporters in Guna on Thursday.
"Since I did not agree to write that, I was expelled from the party. Only those who say that Rahul Gandhi will be Prime Minister can remain in the
Congress party
. I cannot do that," he said, explaining his expulsion from the party.
Lakshman Singh, who joined the
BJP
in late 2003 and contested as a party candidate from Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat in the 2004 Parliamentary elections, said, "Neither will I go to join the BJP and nor will the BJP accept me."
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