Raj claimed that the BJP replaced him with Punjabi sufi singer Hans Raj Hans because he had raised his voice for Dalits. Ex Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udit Raj who switched to Congress on Wednesday after being denied a ticket from North West Delhi, accused the Bhartiya Janta party of nominating Ram Nath Kovind for the President's post because he 'kept quiet' over Dalit issues.
Attacking on his former party hours after his exit, Raj said, "The BJP had refused to give a ticket to Ram Nath Kovind. Because he kept quiet, he was made the President."
According to reports Raj claimed that the BJP replaced him with Punjabi sufi singer Hans Raj Hans because he had raised his voice for Dalits. He quoted saying "I am sure that if I never raised my voice, then maybe I would have been made the Prime Minister."
Udit Raj said though his party wanted Dalit votes, it did not want Dalit leaders. "If at all they want a Dalit leader, he should be silent,"
He added saying "The BJP uses internal survey to choose its candidates and even though I was deemed most popular, I was refused a ticket because I had supported Dalits in their recent protests,"
Hours after Raj joined the grand old party, Delhi BJP's social media and IT cell in-charge directed his team to remove the MP from the party's social media groups. "As you know now that Udit Raj has joined the Congress, so kindly remove his and associates mobile numbers from your groups and broadcast list so that our information is not shared with them," a message sent by Neelkant Bakshi, co-incharge, social media and IT cell of the Delhi BJP, to his team members said.
