Following Sonia Gandhi's order, Sidhu and other state chiefs resign after poll debacle

NH Bureau Wednesday, 16 March 2022 04:41:28 PM

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New Delhi : A day after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asked five state chiefs to tender their resignations after poor performance of the party in recently concluded assembly elections, Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Lallu and Uttarakhand chief Ganesh Godiyal submitted their papers.

Taking moral responsibility of poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Kumar tweeted his resignation letter.

विधानसभा चुनाव में कांग्रेस पार्टी के हार की नैतिक जिम्मेदारी लेते हुए उप्र कांग्रेस कमेटी के अध्यक्ष पद से इस्तीफा दे रहा हूं।

मेरे जैसे सामान्य कार्यकर्ता पर भरोसा जताने के लिए शीर्ष नेतृत्व का आभार।

कार्यकर्ता के तौर पर आम आदमी के अधिकारों की लड़ाई लड़ता रहूंगा। pic.twitter.com/hRDjaI4iKH
— Ajay Kumar Lallu (@AjayLalluINC) March 15, 2022

Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal also took responsibility of the poll debacle and resigned.

प्रदेश में हुये विधानसभा चुनावों में पार्टी की हार की नैतिक जिम्मेदारी लेते हुए आज मैंने अपना इस्तीफा सौंप दिया है। मैं परिणाम के दिन ही इस्तीफा देना चाहता था पर हाईकमान के आदेश की प्रतिक्षा पर रुका था। pic.twitter.com/X5cOucrWB7
— Ganesh Godiyal (@UKGaneshGodiyal) March 15, 2022

Similarly, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu also resigned from his post and tweeted the letter.

As desired by the Congress President I have sent my resignation … pic.twitter.com/Xq2Ne1SyjJ
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 16, 2022

The Congress chiefs of Manipur and Goa are yet to submit their resignations.

There were reports that Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will also resign from the party posts; but later in a CWC meet, the leaders showed faith in Sonia Gandhi's leadership and asked her to continue as party chief.