Kapil Sibal files nomination for Rajya Sabha with Samajwadi Party support

Kapil Sibal said, “I have filed nomination as an Independent candidate. I have always wanted to be an independent voice in the country,” adding, “On May 16, I resigned from the Congress Party.”

Lucknow: Former MHRD minister Kapil Sibal filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha with the support of the Samajwadi Party in presence of party chief Akhilesh Yadav at the party headquarters in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (May 25). Sibal told reporters that he had resigned from the Congress on May 16 and is currently an independent voice. 

He further said, “I have filed nomination as an Independent candidate. I have always wanted to be an independent voice in the country,” adding, “On May 16, I resigned from the Congress Party.”