Published 16:36 IST, October 5th 2019

Rahul Gandhi's aide Ashok Tanwar goes after Cong, alleges 'conspiracy'

Shortly after resigning from the primary membership of the Congress party, former Haryana chief Ashok Tanwar launched a scathing attack at the Grand Old Party.

Reported by: Monica Aggarwal
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Shortly after resigning from primary membership of  Congress party, former Haryana chief Ashok Tanwar launched a scathing attack at Grand Old Party. dressing a press briefing, Tanwar exposed internal opportunism within Congress party, stating that in party system, 'well-established' people exploit or leers. Ashok Tanwar went on to hint that senior leership in Congress party has exploited and sidelines younger leers. Exposing Congress party, he stated that party is going through an existential crisis because of internal elements. 

" party which is going through an existential crisis is t because of external elements, it is because of internal elements only. people who are well established in system, way y exploit people, y sit in AC rooms for five years, go for foreign trips and have earned money. But right before polls, y appear, as if y are Gods and Goddesses, but ir actions are of devils (lekin karam devi-devta wale nahi hain, karam rakshasi hain)," Tanwar said. 

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He went on to d that senior leership of party has t been supportive to younger leers. Reiterating former Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam's claims of a conspiracy within party, he asserted that re is an internal conspiracy in party to remove leers groomed by Rahul Gandhi. 

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"We have t slept for years for ideology of party. Still, we were exploited, we kept fighting inside and outside, but we did t get any support. People like us came to enter into politics for opportunities, but still, we did t get any support from m. And n y say we are senior leers. We will see on October 24 when results of elections will come, as to how big leers y are.  people Rahul Gandhi groomed to le party, re is a conspiracy to remove m," he ded. 

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Ashok Tanwar resigns

Earlier on Saturday, former Haryana Congress chief resigned from party with weeks ahe of assembly polls in state. In a four-p strong-worded resignation letter, Ashok Tanwar exposed party saying that it is going through an 'existential crisis'. ding that it is because of 'internal contrictions' in party, Ashok Tanwar stated that internal democracy in party is 'killed by a few lobbies'.

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In resignation letter, he attacked senior leers Kamal Nath and Ghulam Nabi Az, stating that MP CM's 'attitude was that of t caring about Haryana'. He alleged Ghulam Nabi Az of "playing games and playing it dirty".

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15:34 IST, October 5th 2019