BJP's local leaders quit in protest against Meham ticket to Deepak Hooda

Several local leaders of the BJP have resigned from the party in protest against the allotment of party ticket to kabaddi player Deepak Hooda, who is a recent entrant to the party.

Deepak, a former captain of the Indian kabaddi team, has been fielded by the ruling party from Meham constituency.

Meanwhile, prominent local leader Shamsher Kharkara, who had contested the 2014 and 2019 Assembly elections from Meham on BJP ticket, has announced to call a meeting of his workers and supporters on September 7, following which he would announce his decision.

"I have been facing resentment from the local workers since last night, and we will take a final decision in this regard after the meeting," Kharkara told reporters at Meham.

However, some local leaders of the BJP stated that the decision to allocate the party ticket to Deepak was wrong as he was an outsider and had joined the party recently.

The leaders who have resigned against the allotment of BJP ticket to Deepak include BJP SC Morcha district vice-president and Assembly convenor Fateh Singh, Meham Block Development Committee chairman Navneet Rathi, BJP's Bahu Akbarpur mandal president Harender Mokhra, BJP Kisan Morcha Meham mandal president Vikas Siwach, BJP Meham mandal president and former sarpanch Rohtash and general secretary Rakesh Kumar and BJP's Lakhan Majra mandal president Naveen Uppal.