Faisal Ahmed Patel, son of Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, a political advisor to Sonia Gandhi, has announced the distance from the party. He said that he tried to follow the footsteps of his late Abbu, but his every step is being stopped by the party. He has announced that he has now decided to stop working for the Congress.
Faisal Patel from Bharuch seat of Gujarat in last year’s Lok Sabha elections contesting election Wanted, but the Congress did not give him a ticket. He is angry with the party about this. Please tell that his father Ahmed Patel was quite impressive in the Congress. Along with being an MP, he was the National Treasurer of the Congress and the political secretary of Sonia Gandhi. He died in November 2020.
Faisal Ahmed Patel, son of Ahmed Patel, announced on the social media site X (East Twitter), “With great grief and suffering I have decided to stop working for the Congress. It has been a difficult journey for many years. My late father Ahmed Patle gave his entire life working for the country, party and Gandhi family. ”
Shocking the Gujarat Congress, he further said, “I tried to follow his footsteps, but I was stopped at every step. I will continue to work in every possible way for humanity. The Congress party will be my family as usual. I want to thank all the leaders of the Congress, party workers and well -wishers who supported me. “
With great pain & anguish, I have decided to stop working for @INCIndia It’s been a tough journey for many, many https://t.co/qn2hzuryxw Late Father @Ahmedpatel Gave His Entre Life Working for the Country, Party & The #Gandhi Family. I Tried Following His footsteps but was…
– Faisal ahmed patel (@mfaisalpatel) February 13, 2025
It is being speculated that Faisal Patel may go to the BJP. He also met Gujarat BJP President CR Patil before the Lok Sabha elections. Faisal Patel and his sister Mumtaz are active in the Congress after the death of Ahmed Patel. Mumtaz also campaigned in the Delhi elections, but Faisal kept a distance. Mumtaz is seen as Ahmed Patel’s heir in political circles.
Let us know that the rift between Faisal Patel and the Congress started in the year 2024. His father’s reason behind this Bharuch seat Was. The Congress had given the Bharuch Lok Sabha seat of his father Ahmed Patel to the Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal. In fact, under seat sharing formula, the Congress gave Bharuch and Bhavnagar seats to the AAP of the IND alliance.
At that time Faisal Patel expressed his displeasure. He had said in front of the media that he would contest the Lok Sabha elections under any circumstances. He had said that if he had got a ticket, the Congress could win this seat, because he has worked hard here after his father’s death. He also said that he has a family attachment to Bharuch. They cannot let their father’s seat go like this.