Faced by rebellion, BJP state chief dissolves Amritsar Urban unit

Amritsar | Monday | 23rd July, 2018

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He should have brought it to the knowledge of state president,” he said.Gill said Sharma’s predecessor, Rajesh Honey, has now been appointed BJP’s state spokesperson. However, BJP state media in charge Maj R S Gill (retd) claimed that no one held any grudge against Malik. Sharma went on to describe dissolution of the Amritsar Urban unit as a step for streamlining the party’s functioning.Malik did not respond to phone calls made by The Times of India. Sareen, after submitting his resignation, said Malik had not been listening to BJP workers. AMRITSAR: Faced by opposition from the leaders of his own party, BJP state president Shwait Malik dissolved the party’s Amritsar Urban unit on Sunday and appointed Anand Sharma as its chief.The move came amid growing resentment in the unit against Malik and on a day another mandal pradhan of Amritsar Urban, Pardeep Sareen, put in his papers over what he described as Malik’s “undemocratic” style of functioning..