Jogesh Singh Resigns From Congress

Sundargarh: A day after his suspension from the party, Sundargarh MLA Jogesh Singh on Friday resigned from the Congress.

In a letter to the Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik, Singh has informed about his decision to resign from the primary membership of the party and as the Congress MLA.

Reacting to his suspension from the party yesterday, Singh said there was no plausible reason to suspend him. He questioned how praising Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his deft leadership can be termed as an anti-party activity when leaders of other political parties are also doing so. “Anyway, the OPCC has the power to take action and I have nothing to say,” Singh had told mediapersons in Sundargarh.

Replying to a query that the OPCC took action against him as he had refused to attend the meeting of the Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Bhubaneswar on January 25, Singh said the schedule of Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Odisha was finalised recently whereas his programmes had been scheduled much before.

“As my programmes were scheduled earlier, I had told the OPCC that I cannot attend the meeting. Since the Assembly election is round the corner, I must focus on my constituency and stay in touch with the people who have elected me as their leader,” Singh maintained.