THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, April 4: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress politician Gourav Vallabh resigned from the party’s primary membership on Thursday.
The leader sent a two-page letter of resignation to Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress, which he shared on X.
In 2019, Vallabh made his electoral debut from Jamshedpur East in Jharkhand. With over 18,000 votes, he finished third behind Saryu Roy and the then-chief minister, Raghubar Das.
In 2023, Gourav Vallabh ran from the Udaipur seat in the Rajasthan assembly election. But with a margin of more than 32,000 votes, the BJP candidate won handily.
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Can’t raise anti-Sanatana slogans: Vallabh
He expressed his decision to leave the party, citing discomfort with what he perceived as the Congress party’s lack of direction and purpose.
“I do not feel comfortable with the directionless way in which the Congress party is moving forward today. I can neither raise anti-Sanatana slogans nor abuse the wealth creators of the country. I am resigning from all posts and primary membership of the Congress party,” Vallabh stated.
Congress deviating from its basic principles: Vallabh
He accused the Congress party of straying from its core principles and heading in a direction that contradicts its fundamental values.
“These days the party is moving in the wrong direction. On one hand, we talk about the caste-based census and on the other hand, the party seems to oppose the entire Hindu society. This style of working gives a misleading message to the public that the party is a supporter of a particular religion only. This is against the basic principles of Congress,” he stated.
