Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress, sent 5-page resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi

Senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has resigned from the Congress. Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from all posts from the primary membership of the party. Azad sends 5-page resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi

In the resignation letter sent to Sonia Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad wrote, “With great regret and very emotional heart, I have decided to break my half century old ties with the Indian National Congress.” Ghulam Nabi Azad said, India visited couples. Congress Jodo Yatra should be taken out instead

Azad was angry for a long time

Ghulam Nabi Azad was angry with the Congress for a long time. He was also involved in the G-23 faction of angry Congress leaders. The G-23 faction has been continuously demanding many changes in the Congress. Earlier, another senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal had resigned from the party. He has also been sent to Rajya Sabha by SP.

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s displeasure came to the fore when he resigned from the post hours after he was made the chairman of the campaign committee. Sonia Gandhi wanted the Congress to contest the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir under Azad’s leadership. That’s why he was made the chairman of the election campaign committee. But Ghulam Nabi resigned citing health reasons only hours after getting the post. Since then, many speculations were being made about him in the political circles. There have been differences between Ghulam Nabi Azad and Congress on many issues. Whether it is talking about the election of the post of President or on the stand of the party on some issues. Ghulam Nabi Azad is also a part of the G23 which advocates for many major changes in the party.

Decision taken after postponement of president’s election

Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the party at a time when the Congress had recently postponed the election for the post of President for some time. Before Azad, leaders like Kapil Sibal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jaiveer Shergill, Jitin Prasad, Sunil Jakhar, Captain Amarinder Singh have also left the party.

Such is the political career of Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad was born on 7 March 1949 in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. He has done M.Sc from Kashmir University. He joined the Congress from the 1970s. He became the President of Jammu and Kashmir Youth Congress in 1975. In 1980, he was made the national president of the Youth Congress. He won the Lok Sabha elections for the first time in 1980 from Washim, Maharashtra. After this he was made a Union Minister in 1982. He won from the same seat in 1984 as well. Azad was a Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra from 1990-1996. He was also a minister in the government of Narasimha Rao. He reached the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir from 1996 to 2006. He also became the CM of Jammu and Kashmir in 2005. However, in 2008, the PDP withdrew support to the Congress. After this Azad’s government fell.

Azad was also the Health Minister in the Manmohan Singh government. In 2014, Azad was made the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, Azad was sent to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir.

Shahzad Poonawalla targeted

Shahzad Poonawalla, who came to BJP from Congress, has also targeted his old party. He tweeted and said, the Congress court can never tolerate any ‘Azad’, only wants a slave. 5 years ago I said that Congress is above pure family performance. There is no internal democracy here; no accountability; Puts sycophancy above ability. Today I have been proved right again.