The General Secretary of the Uttarakhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sanjay Kumar was sacked from his position by the party post allegations of sexual misconduct being made against him. Kumar had been accused of the impropriety by a female party worker.
The Financial Express reported that a meeting was held by the senior BJP leaders of the state to decide on Kumar’s continuance in the post. Later, Kumar was also summoned by party leaders in New Delhi, where he was informed he was being relieved of the position with immediate effect.
A replacement for Kumar is expected to be announced by the party soon. This decision of removal comes as Uttarakhand gears for the urban civic polls later in November. The first phase of the civic polls across 84 of the 92 urban local bodies (ULB) will be held on November 18, with counting to be carried out by November 20.
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Kumar’s dismissal comes even as former minister MJ Akbar, despite resigning from office, continues to be a BJP member amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment and rape by his former junior colleagues during his heydays as a journalist.