Punjab Cong chief Navjot Sidhu's adviser Malvinder Singh Mali quits amid controversy

Adviser to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, Malvinder Singh Mali said, "I humbly submit that I withdraw my consent given for tendering suggestions to Navjot Singh Sidhu". 

Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu's adviser Malvinder Singh Mali on Friday announced that he has quit. Mali is currently facing the wrath of the Congress high command for his controversial comments on Kashmir.  In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Mali said, "I humbly submit that I withdraw my consent given for tendering suggestions to Navjot Singh Sidhu". However, did not term it as a "resignation". Mali claimed that the question of his resignation does not arise as he never accepted the post.  Mali was criticised for his remark on the issue of revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He had reportedly said if Kashmir was a part of India, then what was the need to have Articles 370 and 35A. He had also said, "Kashmir is a country of Kashmiri people."