New Delhi: Congress continues to face desertions. In the latest blow, Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday resigned as the party’s national spokesperson.
A practising Supreme Court lawyer, Shergill alleged that the decision-making process in Congress was based on serving the interests of a few individuals, indulging in sycophancy, and not the country and its people.
In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Shergill said the primary reason behind his decision was that “the ideology and the vision of the curren
t decision makers of the Congress is no longer in sync with the aspirations of the youth and modern India.”
He added that it pains him to say that “decision-making is no longer for the interest of the public and the country, rather it is influenced by the self-serving interests of individuals . indulging in sycophancy and consistently ignoring ground reality This is something I cannot morally accept or continue to work with.”
Following are other Congress leaders who resigned recently:
* Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal
* Former Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar
* Former Union Minister RPN Singh
* Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel
* Former Punjab Congress Chief Sunil Jakhar
And those who gave up party posts:
* Anand Sharma quit as Himachal Pradesh steering panel chief
* Ghulam Nabi Azad quit as Jammu & Kashmir campaign committee head