My loyalty is to Congress ideology, not any individual: Sanjay Jha

Mumbai, July 15

Sanjay Jha, who has been suspended by the Congress for anti-party activities said on Wednesday he was loyal to the party’s ideology but his “fidelity is not to any individual or family”.

Jha, who has been critical of the way the Congress handled issues regarding rebel party leader Sachin Pilot, said he remained a Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist which was a vanishing breed within the Congress.

The entrepreneur-turned-politician also said he would continue to raise issues that were fundamental to the resurgence of his party and added that the battle had just begun.

His comments came a day after Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat, in a statement, said Jha had been suspended from the party with immediate effect for anti-party activities and breach of discipline.

Jha, in a tweet, on Wednesday said: “My loyalty is to the Congress ideology. My fidelity is not to any individual or family. I remain a Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist (a vanishing breed within Congress). I will continue to raise issues that are fundamental to the resurgence of my party. The battle has just begun.”

Reacting to his suspension, Jha on Tuesday wondered what “anti-party activities” he had indulged in to invite the action from the Congress.

He was dropped Jha as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson last month after he wrote a newspaper article critical of the party.

He has also been critical of the way the Congress handled issues pertaining to rebel party leader Sachin Pilot, who was on Tuesday sacked as Rajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister and the party’s state unit president. PTI