Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely has resigned as chief of the party’s Delhi unit. In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, Lovely said he is unable to continue as the president of the Delhi party unit.Lovely had assumed charge of the post in August last year.
“This pain is not just mine. It belongs to all the leaders of Congress. I shared it with Mallikarjun Kharge in a letter. And those of you spreading rumours that I have done this because I was upset over ticket distribution you know, I introduced the candidates three days ago at a press conference,” Arvinder Singh Lovely was quoted saying.
Reaction From Delhi Congress Chief
As Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress chief, Haryana Congress in-charge Deepak Babaria announced on Sunday that his resignation has been accepted by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge with immediate effect.
In his letter to the Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that all unanimous decisions taken by the senior Delhi Congress leaders have been unilaterally vetoed by the AICC General Secretary (Delhi In-charge)