Sonia Gandhi asks 5 state presidents to resigns from their posts, Reason for resignation stated

16 Mar, 2022 Author: Tarun Kohli

She also asked 5 of the Congress party’s president to resign after the defeat of the party in the assembly elections 2022. She asked Ajay Kumar Lallu of Uttar Pradesh, Navjot Singh Sidhu of Punjab, Ganesh Godiyal of Uttarakhand, Girish Chodankar of Goa and Nameirakpam Loken Singh of Manipur to offer their resignation.
Ajay Kumar Lallu, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ganesh Godiyal and Girish Chodankar have already offered their resignation, whereas the resignation letter of Nameirakpam Loken Singh is yet to come.

Reason for resignation of Congress state presidents

This order to resign has been issued after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee led by Sonia Gandhi was held on Sunday to investigate the Congress’s crushing defeat in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur. The CWC members had requested Sonia Gandhi to lead and bring changes required to bring the party back on track.

As desired by the Congress President I have sent my resignation … pic.twitter.com/Xq2Ne1SyjJ
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 16, 2022

प्रदेश में हुये विधानसभा चुनावों में पार्टी की हार की नैतिक जिम्मेदारी लेते हुए आज मैंने अपना इस्तीफा सौंप दिया है। मैं परिणाम के दिन ही इस्तीफा देना चाहता था पर हाईकमान के आदेश की प्रतिक्षा पर रुका था। pic.twitter.com/X5cOucrWB7
— Ganesh Godiyal (@UKGaneshGodiyal) March 15, 2022