Overview

• The BJP’s state disciplinary committee expelled Krishna Kumar Janu for six years after he publicly condemned the party’s handling of the late governor Satya Pal Malik and former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in a viral video.
• The formal order cited his failure to justify June remarks opposing Harshini Kulhari’s appointment as Jhunjhunu district president in response to a show-cause notice.
• He accused the current leadership of pushing veteran figures such as L.K. Advani, Yashwant Sinha and Murli Manohar Joshi to the sidelines and of reducing Shivraj Singh Chouhan to a puppet.
• Party officials say the expulsion was a disciplinary action tied to internal appointments; critics argue it reflects an effort to consolidate authority and silence dissent.
• Janu has vowed to continue voicing perceived injustices, warning his expulsion could affect Jat community sentiment ahead of the panchayat elections later this year.