JAIPUR: After announcing to move a censure motion against the leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria, senior BJP MLA Kailesh Meghwal on Wednesday took a u-turn after a meeting with the BJP in-charge for Rajasthan, Arun Singh, and state president Satish Poonia. Meghwal’s September 4 letter had levelled serious charges against former Rajsamand MLA Kiran Maheshwari of hatching conspiracies, corrupt practices and promoting personal rivalry at the cost of the party. The letter leaked in the media on September 7 forced the party high command to send an emissary (Singh) from Delhi to save the party from embarrassment.
Meghwal was called for a meeting at the BJP headquarters at 5pm by Poonia and Singh to convince him not to raise the issue further. Soon after the meeting, Meghwal announce, “I will not raise the issue further. I will work with the party to raise the failures of the ruling party in the assembly.” He didn’t disclose what assurance he was given by the state in-charge who came for the purpose.
Earlier in the day, Meghwal was undeterred of taking up the issue at a meeting to be held at the party office at 9am on Thursday. He took a dig at dig at Poonia who refused to have received the letter sent by him on September 4. “I sent the letter via speed post which has the fastest delivery. I am sure letter must have received by Poonia,” Meghwal told TOI. Kataria has maintained his silence on the letter since it was leaked in the media on Tuesday evening.
Sources said he was aware of it since it was sent to BJP national president JP Nadda and Poonia on September 4. He has neither denied nor countered the contents of the 11-page letter. “Whatever party will decide (on letter), I will accept without any question,” Kataria told TOI. Newly elected MLA from Rajsamand Deepti Maheshwari, who is a daughter of former MLA Rajsamand Kiran Maheshwari, admitted to having read the letter but refused to comment on it. Major portion of the letter contains Kataria’s repeated attempts to disrespect and malign the image of Maheshwari.
