Day of resignations: Hardik Patel quits Congress, Ajay Kothiyal leaves AAP, Delhi L-G resigns
India Today
On Wednesday, Hardik Patel quit the Congress, Ajay Kothiyal left the AAP and Anil Baijal resigned as Delhi's Lieutenant Governor.
When it rains, it pours! On Wednesday, Indian politics saw not one, not two, but three major resignations - all in the space of a few hours.
1. Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, Hardik Patel resigned from the Congress
2. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal resigned, citing personal reasons
3. Ajay Kothiyal quit the Aam Aadmi Party
Patidar leader Hardik Patel resigned from the Congress on Wednesday. He was the Gujarat Congress' working president.
In his resignation letter, Hardik Patel said the "big leaders of Congress in Gujarat are far away from issues of the state but are more focused on ensuring that chicken sandwich for leaders who have come from Delhi is delivered on time."
In the letter, he also said that despite several attempts to steer the Congress in the right direction, "the party has constantly been working against the interests of the country and society."
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