Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely has said that his resignation from the post reflected the pain of the Congress workers. The workers, Lovely said, were saddened by the fact that “the ideals they had been fighting for for the past seven to eight years” were being threatened.
Lovely also made it clear that he had no plans to join a political party. The clarification came after former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan claimed that BJP would field Lovely from the East Delhi seat, replacing Harsh Malhotra who had already been fielded by the saffron party.
Don't join BJP
“I have only resigned as Delhi Congress chief and am not joining any political party,” Lovely said at a press conference at his residence, clarifying that he has resigned as Delhi Congress chief Delhi and not in the party.
Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned as Delhi Congress chief on April 28, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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“We are fighting the elections together, but never have Congress workers said that we tell them the truth or give them credit for building schools and hospitals, which is far from reality,” Lovely said, referring to the Congress party's tie . -up with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls.
“Those who say I resigned out of anger over the ticket distribution, that is not the case. You all know that I introduced the candidates by holding a press conference three days ago,” he said.
Against the AAP-Congress alliance
Lovely resigned as party chief in Delhi, citing the alliance with the AAP as one of the reasons. The move came as a setback for the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Lovely said the Congress' Delhi unit was against the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), but the party high command went ahead with it.
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“The Delhi Congress unit was against an alliance with a party formed solely on the basis of leveling false, fabricated and rogue corruption allegations against the Congress party,” he said in his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday.
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Published: Apr 29, 2024 08:17 AM IST