Rajasthan BJP spokesperson expelled over controversial remarks

The Rajasthan unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has expelled its spokesperson Krishan Kumar Janu for six years after he questioned the occasion’s stand on former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Mr. Janu’s controversial remarks reportedly prompted an unease throughout the occasion ranks.

However, the BJP cited Mr. Janu’s feedback made in June this yr opposing the appointment of Harshini Kulhari as its Jhunjhunu district president as the rationale for his expulsion. BJP State disciplinary committee chairperson Onkar Singh Lakhawat stated Mr. Janu had did not justify his actions in response to a show-cause discover issued on June 20.

Breach of self-discipline: BJP

In a communique issued on Friday (August 8, 2025), Mr. Lakhawat stated the cost of “breach of self-discipline” towards Mr. Janu had been proved after his failure to submit a passable rationalization. Mr. Janu’s expulsion from the BJP’s main membership got here shortly after his purported video assertion criticising senior BJP leaders was circulated on social media platforms.

Mr. Janu condemned the “humiliating remedy” of Mr. Malik and Mr. Dhankhar, each of whom are Jats, by the BJP’s prime management and stated he was deeply harm on witnessing the “disdain” proven in direction of them. He made a reference to not conducting the final rites of Mr. Malik, who died final week, with State honours, and never giving a farewell to Mr. Dhankhar, who had resigned.

The former BJP spokesperson stated he wished to pose inquiries to Jats working within the occasion, be they the MPs, MLAs or different workplace bearers, as to how they may make sure that related remedy wouldn’t be meted out to them. “What the BJP is doing with mass leaders could be very unhappy. Though the occasion goes within the flawed course by way of all this, the individuals are quiet,” Mr. Janu stated within the video.

‘Leaders now puppets’

Mr. Janu stated the occasion’s senior management was liable for pushing veteran leaders like LK. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Yashwant Sinha, Praveen Togadia, Sanjay Joshi, Vasundhara Raje, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan to the sidelines. “Leaders who had been sturdy on the grassroots have been changed into puppets,” he stated.

“One who compromises together with his rules out of worry isn’t a Jat,” Mr. Janu stated, urging the Jat leaders throughout the BJP to talk out towards the wrongs.

While the BJP’s disciplinary committee thought of the matter significantly and considered Mr. Janu’s remarks as damaging to the occasion’s picture, the expelled chief reacted sharply and stated he would proceed to oppose “no matter is flawed within the occasion”. “I congratulate the people who find themselves pleased over my expulsion… I’ll stay steadfast on my path of ideology,” Mr. Janu stated.