Punjab Congress crisis: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has accepted the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh, party's general secretary KC Venugopal said on Wednesday.
KC Venugopal tweeted, "Hon'ble Congress President has accepted the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh from the primary membership of Indian National Congress."
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Amid the Punjab Congress crisis, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday sent his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi and announced a new party the 'Punjab Lok Congress', ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022.
"I have today sent my resignation to @INCIndia President Ms Sonia Gandhi ji, listing my reasons for the resignation. 'Punjab Lok Congress' is the name of the new party. The registration is pending approval with the @ECISVEEP. The party symbol will be approved later," Captain Amarinder Singh tweeted on November 2.
He had in September stepped down as the Chief Minister and announced that he would be quitting the Congress after months of a rift with party's state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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Captain Amarinder had resigned ahead of the Congress Legislature Party meeting, which was called amid unending factional battles in the ruling Congress in the state. He was replaced by Charanjit Singh Channi as the Chief Minister.
-PTC News
