2 UP Congress Leaders Quit Party Ahead Of Polls, Say Loyalists Neglected

Shailendra Singh and Rajesh Singh sent their resignation letters to Congress's Uttar Pradesh unit president Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday.

In a blow to the Congress just months before the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, two senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) members from the state have resigned from the party's primary membership, alleging that old and loyal leaders are being neglected. Shailendra Singh and Rajesh Singh sent their resignation letters to the party's Uttar Pradesh unit president Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday. The two leaders said they had informed Congress president Sonia Gandhi as well as Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra about their decision. The resignations come following several high-profile exits including that of former union minister Jitin Prasada, and deal a fresh blow to the grand old party which has been trying to regain lost ground in the politically key state. Targeting the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president, Shailendra Singh told journalists on Monday that loyal and old time Congresspersons have been neglected since Mr Lallu took over and this is why dedicated leaders are quitting the party.