‘Swear by Bajrangbali, will quite MLA post’:BJP legislator Sanjay Pathak says he will resign from assembly seat over commitment made by him

BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak from the Vijayraghavgarh seat in Katni district, who is embroiled in legal troubles, will conduct a ‘public mandate’ again. He made this announcement on Sunday night at an event of Kaimur Nagar Parishad upon completing two and a half years of his current tenure. Sanjay Pathak said that public representatives should assess their utility and popularity among the people from time to time. He will resign from his post if he receives fewer than 51 percent votes in the ‘public mandate’. Pathak said that in May-June, I will go door-to-door and ask Pathak said, we will soon find a new method for this. Possibly in May-June, I will go door-to-door and ask whether I should continue as MLA or leave the post. If the public gives me less than 51 percent marks, I will sit at home that very day. Conducted mandate even before the previous election This is not the first time Sanjay Pathak has conducted such an experiment. Earlier, in June, just before the 2023 Assembly elections, he had conducted a similar ‘mandate’. At that time, this private election was conducted with the help of hundreds of employees, modelled on the Election Commission. Around 215 people were deployed for this work 66 tables were set up for vote counting, and around 215 people were deployed for this work. A total of 290 ballot boxes were counted. Out of a total of 2.33 lakh voters in the Vijayraghavgarh area, 1 lakh 37 thousand 55 people had cast their votes. In this, 1,03,203 (more than 75 percent) people voted in favour of him contesting the election, that is, voted ‘yes’, while 30,082 people voted ‘no’. He entered the main 2023 Assembly elections only after getting the green signal in this mandate. Sanjay Pathak’s name has been continuously associated with controversies This exercise is happening at a time when Sanjay Pathak’s name is continuously being linked to controversies, and he appears to be surrounded by legal troubles. Several major cases are running against him, which are a challenge for his political future. He faces serious allegations in the Sahara land scam and the Axis Mining. There is a government stranglehold on a penalty of ₹443 crore. There is also an order for criminal contempt in the alleged phone call case to a High Court judge. Actually, on Thursday (April 2), directions have been given to register a case against Pathak. The court has issued a notice asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against you. Petition filed in High Court in 2025, investigation did not progress Katni resident Ashutosh Manu Dixit filed a petition in the High Court in June 2025. It stated that complaints of illegal mining by Pathak family companies were made to EOW. Even after 6 months, the investigation did not progress. In this case, Pathak family companies filed an intervening application. Meanwhile, the Principal Secretary of the Mineral Department imposed a fine of ₹443 crores against them. These allegations have also been made against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak…