After suspension, Sanjay Jha says ‘Loyal to Congress ideology, not any individual’

The Congress on July 14 suspended its senior leader Sanjay Jha for “anti-party activities” and “breach of discipline”

New Delhi: Sanjay Jha, who has been suspended by the Congress for anti-party activities, said he is 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 in Rajasthan, said he remains a Gandhi-Nehruvian idealist which is a vanishing breed within the Congress.

The entrepreneur-turned-politician also said he will continue to raise issues that are fundamental to the resurgence of his party, and added that the battle has just begun.

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

Jha in a tweet on Wednesday (July 15) 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 as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson last month after he wrote a newspaper article critical of the party.