'No one stays at the top forever”: Raja Warring gets emotional after stepping down as Punjab Cong chief | Watch
PTC Web Desk: Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday formally resigned as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee after meeting senior party leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
Raja Warring handed his resignation to Rahul Gandhi during the meeting, formally completing the process of stepping down from the post he had held for around four-and-a-half years. He had already changed his social media profile a day earlier to describe himself as the “former Punjab Congress president”.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Raja Warring said he had resigned voluntarily and that nobody had forced him to quit.
He said he submitted his resignation to Rahul Gandhi because he had been the leader who had appointed him as the Punjab Congress chief.
“I have formally submitted my resignation. I resigned voluntarily. No one asked me to resign,” Warring said, according to reports.
Warring discusses Punjab politics with Rahul Gandhi
Warring said his meeting with Rahul Gandhi also covered the political situation in Punjab, the challenges facing the state and his experience during his tenure as party president. He said he would continue to remain available whenever the Congress needed his services.
Reflecting on his departure, Warring said no person can remain at the top forever and that everyone eventually becomes a former office-holder.
His resignation comes at a time when the Congress is preparing for an organisational change in its Punjab unit. Reports have said the party leadership has been considering a new state president following discussions on the functioning of the state organisation.
Warring speaks about internal differences
The change comes after months of reported differences within the Punjab Congress. Warring has also made comments suggesting that newly appointed Punjab Congress in-charge Sachin Pilot may have played a role in the decision to change the state leadership.
Says he may take some time off
After stepping down, Warring indicated that he may take some time to rest following his long tenure as state Congress chief. Reports have also suggested that he could travel abroad, including to the UK or the US, although his immediate plans have not been formally confirmed.
Warring had led the Punjab Congress since April 2022, when he succeeded Navjot Singh Sidhu.
The Congress is now expected to announce his successor as it begins the next phase of its organisational planning in Punjab. Several names have been reported as being under consideration, but no new state president had been formally announced at the time of reporting.
For Warring, the resignation marks the end of his tenure as Punjab Congress chief, although he has indicated that he intends to remain available for the party in the future.
- PTC NEWS
