As Tanwar resigns from Cong, party ‘becomes’ anti-thesis of democracy
NEW DELHI: In yet another setback for the Congress ahead of assembly election in the state, former Haryana party chief Ashok Tanwar has resigned from the primary membership of the party.
However, the Congress
leaders have maintained that it was imminent and they are not surprised by Tanwar’s decision. It’s good for the party as well as for Tanwar too, the Congress
leaders said.
“After long deliberations with party workers and for reasons well known to all Congressman and public, I hereby resign from the primary membership of Congress,” said Tanwar, who took to twitter to announce his decision of quitting the grand old party.
In his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Tanwar said, “The Indian National Congress is going through an existential crisis, not because of its political opponents, but because of serious internal contradictions.”
Tanwar wrote that hardworking Congress workers, from non-political families, were no longer valued in the party. “Blackmail and pressure tactics seem to work at the end,” he said.
Accusing Congress of drifting away from its basic principle and ideology, Tanwar said, “Now, Congress is the anti-thesis of democracy, plagued by feudal attitudes and medieval conspiracies.”
Tanwar had earlier resigned from all election committees of the Congress, alleging irregularities in ticket distribution for Haryana assembly poll. He had also alleged that the party had become “Hooda Congress” in Haryana.
His decision came after he protested outside party president Sonia Gandhi’s residence with his supporters. During the protest, Tanwar had alleged that tickets were being distributed on whims and fancies and were being “sold”, ignoring those who had worked for years.