Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigns from Congress
The Hindu
Ashwani Kumar sends his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, saying he can best serve national causes outside the party fold
Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on February 15 resigned from the Congress, ending his 46-year-long association with the grand old party.
Mr. Kumar sent his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi this morning, saying he can best serve national causes outside the party fold.
“Having given my thoughtful consideration to the matter, I have concluded that in the present circumstances and consistent with my dignity, I can best subserve larger national causes outside the party fold,” Mr. Kumar said in his resignation letter.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.