Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah submitted his resignation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, but withdrew it just hours later, AICC state in-charge Jitendra Singh said. Borah has reportedly sought time from the Congress high command to ‘reconsider his decision’.
Singh asserted that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and the AICC have not accepted his resignation.
Earlier in the day, Borah, in his resignation letter to Kharge, had claimed he was being “ignored” by the party leadership and was not being given his due role within the state unit, PTI reported, citing sources.
What Bhupen Borah said
Borah told reporters in Guwahati that he submitted his resignation to the Congress high command at 8 AM, explaining in detail why he took the step.
‘’I don’t want to say anything more than this. I will invite media persons at an appropriate time and give all the details. I don’t hide anything and will not take any step in secrecy,’’ he said.
Borah said he has not “resigned from the party due to any particular person or any personal reason”, reported PTI.
‘Resignation not accepted’
Hours later, Jitendra Singh said that Borah has withdrawn his resignation, adding that Kharge and the AICC have not accepted the same as well.
”The party leadership has discussed the matter with Borah. Rahul Gandhi has also spoken to him for 15 minutes,” Singh told reporters outside Borah’s house in Guwahati.
”This is our internal matter; we discussed in detail about the issues bothering him, and I thank him for agreeing to withdraw his resignation,” he said, reported PTI.
Borah, however, said he has sought time from the high command to reconsider his decision.
What Borah said after meeting Rahul Gandhi?
Bhupen Borah, however, reportedly said that he has sought time from the grand old party’s central leadership to take a call.
”My old colleagues and the party’s central leadership came to my house, and I respect them. I have sought time till tomorrow morning so that I can talk to my family and take a decision in this regard,” PTI quoted the former Assam Congress chief as saying.
”The decision now is not only mine; I have to discuss it with my family, particularly with my brothers, whose business interests have been affected due to me being in the Congress,” Borah said.
(with inputs from agencies)
