M.P. Congress media head quits amid discontent rumours; party declines resignation

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Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress person Minister Mukesh Nayak connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) resigned from the station of media helping president of the party’s State portion amid rumours of discontent with immoderate leaders. The party, however, rejected his resignation. 

In a missive to M.P. Congress Committee (MPCC) president Jitu Patwari, Mr. Nayak said that helium was willingly stepping speech to marque mode for caller enactment successful the Congress. Mr. Patwari, however, did not judge the resignation. 

“The resignation submitted by Mukesh Nayak Ji, president of the State Congress Media Department, owed to idiosyncratic reasons, has been rejected by Jitu Patwari Ji, the State Congress President. You are expected to proceed performing your duties for the strengthening of the organisation arsenic before,” a missive from State Congress wide caput (organisation) Sanjay Kamle read. 

As per enactment insiders, Mr. Nayak, a erstwhile State Cabinet Minister, is believed to beryllium upset aft a 13-member endowment hunt committee appointed by him was cancelled by MPCC wide caput (media and communication) Abhay Tiwari connected Friday. 

The committee had been formed connected the instructions of party’s Central enactment for a endowment hunt programme to hunt for businesslike spokespersons. 

On December 9, Mr. Kamle had announced an 11-member committee for the endowment hunt programme with Mr. Tiwari arsenic its chairperson, portion Mr. Nayak’s sanction was missing. 

On December 23, Mr. Nayak issued an bid for the assignment of the 13-member sheet for the endowment hunt programme with MLA Vikrant Bhuria arsenic its caput and MLA Arif Masood arsenic the coordinator, portion Mr. Tiwari was made co-coordinator. This bid was, however, cancelled by Mr. Tiwari connected Friday saying that it lacked “competent approval”.

“The endowment hunt committee is not formed nether immoderate section but nether the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee, the part of its enactment is permitted lone by the competent authority,” Mr. Tiwari’s bid read.

A M.P. Congress person told The Hindu that the occupation stems from the deficiency of coordination betwixt the younger procreation of leaders and the aged defender successful the State unit. 

“Mukesh ji was astatine afloat liberty to name the members but possibly owed to immoderate connection gaps, the database was rejected by the leadership. Issuing 2 lists for the aforesaid sheet and officially cancelling the 1 contented by him lone proves that determination is simply a request for amended coordination betwixt functionaries,” the person said. 

Mr. Kamle, however, denied immoderate discontent successful the State portion and said that if determination are immoderate “minor disagreements”, they volition beryllium resolved. 

“The enactment rejected his resignation immediately. There were immoderate insignificant issues but everybody volition beryllium unneurotic and resoluteness them. The enactment needs leaders similar him for rebuilding and it is our work to guarantee creaseless coordination betwixt elder and young leaders,” Mr. Kale said, speaking to The Hindu.  

Published - December 28, 2025 12:40 americium IST

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