NEW DELHI: Just a few days after Ghulam Nabi Azad stepped down as chairman of the J&K campaign committee, his G23 co-signer Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned as chairman of the party’s steering committee for Himachal Pradesh.
In a letter to Conference chairperson Sonia GandhiSharma said his self-esteem has been damaged because he has not been consulted or invited to any party meetings.
He added that he would resign from the position because his self-esteem was “non-negotiable”, the sources said.
However, Sharma told Sonia that he would continue to campaign for party candidates in the state.
The resignation of Sharma, who is seen as one of Himachal Pradesh’s top leaders, will be a setback for Parliament, which is hoping to overthrow BJP government in the hill state in the upcoming election.
Former union minister and deputy leader of the Congress in Rajya Sabha was appointed chairman of the Steering Committee in Himachal Pradesh on 26 April.
Both Azad and Sharma are prominent leaders of the G23 group, who have consistently criticized the decisions of the party leadership.
Sharma, who first ran for parliamentary elections in 1982 and was awarded the Rajya Sabha ticket by then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, has been a Rajya Sabha member since then and has occupied a number of positions. important in the party.
(With input from PTI)
In a letter to Conference chairperson Sonia GandhiSharma said his self-esteem has been damaged because he has not been consulted or invited to any party meetings.
He added that he would resign from the position because his self-esteem was “non-negotiable”, the sources said.
However, Sharma told Sonia that he would continue to campaign for party candidates in the state.
The resignation of Sharma, who is seen as one of Himachal Pradesh’s top leaders, will be a setback for Parliament, which is hoping to overthrow BJP government in the hill state in the upcoming election.
Former union minister and deputy leader of the Congress in Rajya Sabha was appointed chairman of the Steering Committee in Himachal Pradesh on 26 April.
Both Azad and Sharma are prominent leaders of the G23 group, who have consistently criticized the decisions of the party leadership.
Sharma, who first ran for parliamentary elections in 1982 and was awarded the Rajya Sabha ticket by then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, has been a Rajya Sabha member since then and has occupied a number of positions. important in the party.
(With input from PTI)
