'Goodbye, goodluck Congress, says Sunil Jakhar as he quits party after 50 years
Chandigarh, May 14: Disgruntled Congress leader from Punjab Sunil Jakhar on Saturday quit the party. He made the announcement on Facebook while going LIVE. Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar dropped a big bombshell when the party's mega brainstorming conclave - 'Chintan Shivir' - entered the second day in Rajasthan.
He said, "Goodbye, goodluck Congress.'
Venting out his anger against the Congress, the party he remained associated with for over 50 years, Sunil Jakhar accused the high command of listening to a particular Punjab leader on the issue of the Punjab Chief Minister's appointment after Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation.
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Sunil Jakhar said three generations of his family had served the Congress for 50 years. The disgruntled leader said he was heartbroken on being “stripped of all party posts” for “not toeing the party line”.
Earlier, before going LIVE on Facebook, Sunil Jakhar had removed the Congress from his Twitter bio. He had been served a show-cause notice for his "anti-party" statements. after he did not respond to the notice, the anti-disciplinary committee decided to remove him from all-party positions.
He said Congress leaders sitting in Delhi ruined the party in Punjab. Sunil Jakhar also blamed Ambika Soni’s statement on the “repercussions of having a Hindu CM in Punjab” for “the disastrous showing” of the party in the February-March state elections.
Among other leaders he targeted during his Facebook LIVE message were Harish Chaudhary, former state in-charge Harish Rawat and Tariq Anwar.
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In his LIVE session, Sunil Jakhar also slammed Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi's political advisers and alleged that Ambika Soni was the real reason for the party's defeat in Punjab.
Although Jakhar did not announce his future plans, political pundits believe that he could join his friend Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress.
-PTC News
