No anger against party but time to move on, says Kapil Sibal after quitting Congress

Kapil Sibal, who was a Congress heavyweight and a member of the group of G-23 leaders who sought organisational reforms in the party, filed his nomination as an Independent supported by the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday.

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal announced that he had resigned from the party last week. On Wednesday, Kapil Sibal filed a Rajya Sabha nomination with the backing of the Samajwadi Party. In an exclusive interview with India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai, Kapil Sibal said that he had no grievances against the Congress party, adding that it was “time for him to move on”.

Kapil Sibal, who was a Congress heavyweight and a member of the group of G-23 leaders who sought organisational reforms in the party, filed his nomination as an Independent supported by the Samajwadi Party.

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Speaking to India Today, Kapil Sibal said, “I want to be an independent voice in the country. There’s no independent voice in Parliament at the moment. Everybody is tied to the coattails of some political party and members can’t speak their mind.”

Talking about the SP’s support for his nomination, Kapil Sibal stressed that he is an Independent member, adding, “They might have supported me, but it is their generosity.”