Dehradun:
Three senior congress leaders from Uttarakhand resigned from the party on Monday and joined the Aam Aadmi party in Delhi.
Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress spokesman Rajendra Prasad Raturi, Pradesh Mahila Congress vice president Kamlesh Raman and social media adviser Kuldip Chaudhary joined AAP in the presence of Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP’s Uttarakhand convener Jot Singh Bisht said.
Sisodia welcomed them to the party group and said their participation will strengthen AAP in Uttarakhand.
The leaders said they were leaving Congress as power struggles intensified in the party, despite the party’s defeat in state assembly polls.
After hearing their resignation, state leaders including former opposition leader in the Uttarakhand assembly Pritam Singh and Khatima MLA Bhuvan Chandra Kapri met former minister Harak Singh Rawat at his residence to share their concerns about the party.
Senior party leader Harish Rawat stayed away from the meeting.
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