I proved that party worker carries more weight than Fadnavis, Bawankule: Somaiya

Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Wednesday said he proved that an ordinary party worker carries more weight than that of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and partys state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule reported the PTIHis statement comes a day after Kirit Somaiya declined the BJPs campaign committee appointment offerSpeaking a day after refusing to take up the responsibility given to him by the ruling outfit ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls Kirit Somaiya also said that he has been working as an ordinary worker of the party and was not greedy for any post as per the PTIKirit Somaiya on Tuesday took to social media to announce his decision stating that for the past 5 and a half years since February 18 2019 he has been diligently working with the BJP as an ordinary memberI thank BJP Maharashtra for appointing Me as Member of Campaign Committee amp Expressed REGRET amp Inability to do the sameI wrote cbawankule that for last 5 amp 12 years since 1822019 I am doing BJP work as ORDINARY Member amp Continue the same amp will NOT join Campaign Comiteemdash Kirit Somaiya KiritSomaiya September 10 2024Somaiya highlighted his commitment to continue serving the party in his current capacity rather than joining the campaign committeeKirit Somaiya had refused to head state BJPs panel to coordinate with the Election Commission of India for Maharashtra assembly polls stating that he should have been consulted beforehandIn a letter to Raosaheb Danve chairman of the partys state election campaign committee the former Mumbai MP termed the treatment given to him as insulting according to the PTISpeaking to a regional news channel Kirit Somaiya said I am not greedy for any post Bawankule and Fadnavis are aware of how I have been working for the partyI have been working as an ordinary worker I have proven that the weight of an ordinary worker has to be more than that of Fadnavis and Bawankule in the partyRecalling the incident of a joint presser of undivided Shiv Sena and BJP where both the parties announced to contest the 2019 assembly elections jointly Somaiya said Before the press conference Uddhav Thackeray told Amit Shah that he would not attend it if I am there Fadnavis then asked me to leave the press conference before it began Since that day I have been working as an ordinary party worker but I have doubled my performanceIf I am doing so much for my party I do not need any excess baggage like a post in a committee My party has agreed to it he saidSpeaking on Somaiyas refusal to take up the party post Bawankule on Tuesday called the former parliamentarian a senior leaderHe said It is a rule in the BJP that we do not ask anyone we delegate responsibilities The party did not discuss with me whether I wanted to become the state chief or not I was made state chief directlywith PTI inputs