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”.

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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.