I'm sorry this is speculation. The articles where it was mentioned were all speculations. That was never confirmed. There was never an article from a named source which confirmed this. Something that comes in media doesn't become truth. Media prints 100s of articles everyday, the more sensational the better. Doesn't make it the truth.
As for what happened in the show proving this , this is again personal opinion. According to me, what happened in the show many times only proved that bajajs entry again and again took the show to rock bottom.
So talking about speculator articles and personal opinions doesn't really amount to discussing why Bajaj was so impact less and forgettable. 🙏
Had bajaj the character being half impactful like anurag for audience Ekta wouldn't have agreed to the speculated demands of one actor to ruin her iconic...