Big blow to Congress before Rahul Gandhi's Nyaya Yatra, Milind Deora resigns, will join Shinde group Shiv Sena
Rahul Gandhi NYAY Yatra : Senior Maharashtra Congress leader Milind Deora today resigned from the Congress and said, “I am ending a 55 year old family relationship”. He has also given up the primary membership of Congress.
While resigning from Congress, Milind said on social media ‘X’ that an important chapter of my political journey has come to an end. I have resigned from the primary membership of the Congress Party. He wrote, “My family’s 55-year-old relationship with the party has ended. I am grateful to all the leaders, colleagues and workers for their unwavering support over the years.”
Milind will meet Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his residence today at 01:30 pm. After that he will join the party only in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Apart from Milind Deora, 10 former councilors, 20 officials, 15 trade associations and 450 workers will join Shinde’s Shiv Sena.
Today marks the conclusion of a significant chapter in my political journey. I have tendered my resignation from the primary membership of @INCIndia, ending my family’s 55-year relationship with the party.
— Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा ☮️ (@milinddeora) January 14, 2024
I am grateful to all leaders, colleagues & karyakartas for their…
Who is Milind Deora?
Milind Deora is the son of late Congress party leader Murli Deora. He graduated in Business Administration from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. In the 2004 general elections, she won from Mumbai South by defeating BJP’s Jayantiben Mehta by a margin of 10,000 votes.
Milind Deora is married to Pooja Shetty. Pooja Shetty heads film production company Walk Water Media and is the daughter of former Adlabs chairman Manmohan Shetty. In the year 2011, Milind Deora became the Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology. Apart from this, in October 2012, he also got the responsibility of Minister of State for Shipping.
Resigned before Rahul Gandhi NYAY Yatra
The day Milind Deora has chosen for his resignation is also special. Rahul Gandhi’s Nyaya Yatra is going to start on 14th January (Sunday) and he has resigned on the same day. Recently made public his displeasure over Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) laying claim to Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency, told reporters that he is discussing with his supporters.
When asked if he was making any plans with his supporters, he said, “I am listening to my supporters, No decision has been taken yet.”
A day earlier on Saturday, Deora had rejected speculations that he was walking out and joining the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
He had termed it as ‘rumours’. Some time back, when the Congress Working Committee was announced, Mallikarjun Kharge had given the responsibility of Joint Treasurer to Milind Deora, but only 20 days later he has decided to leave the Congress Party.
