Ashwani Kumar leaves in the midst of assembly polls in five states and ahead of the February 20 election in Punjab. A number of other party leaders who have quit Congress include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, Sushmita Dev and Louisinho Faleiro.
In the midst of the Assembly elections 2022, Congress has been faced with a fresh setback following the resignation of senior party leader Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday. The grand old party, that has always accused its national opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of poaching leaders and destabilising governments, is reeling under a similar situation in the face of polls across several states. While Union Minister Ashwani Kumar quit Congress, ending his 46-year association with the party citing, other Congress leaders in the recent past have switched parties to fight elections.
Handing over his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, Ashwani Kumar had stated, “Having given my thoughtful consideration to the matter, I have concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with my dignity, I can best subserve larger national causes outside the party fold.”
Kumar leaves in the midst of assembly polls in five states and ahead of the February 20 election in Punjab. His resignation comes close on the heels of a spate of resignations, the most recent being that of another former union minister R P N Singh. A number of other party leaders who have quit Congress include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, Sushmita Dev and Louisinho Faleiro.
