Haryana polls: Ashok Tanwar quits Congress, exposes internal 'lobbies'

In a huge setback to Congress party ahe of assembly polls in Haryana, its former state chief Ashok Tanwar has resigned from party on Saturday. Even as Congress party named its former Haryana chief as a star campaigner for upcoming assembly polls, he has resigned saying that reasons to quit party are kwn to all. His decision comes amid reports of tussle in Haryana Congress between Tanwar and Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Days ahe of move by Tanwar, he was also removed from post of Haryana Congress chief, and Kumari Selja was named as party's state president.

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Making a scathing attack on party, Tanwar, in his resignation letter titled 'Resignation from party's primary membership, said that Congress party is going through an 'existential crisis'. He ded that it is because of 'internal contrictions' in party. He said that Congress has w become ''anti-sis of democracy and plagued by feudal attitudes." He went on to d that as per his experience in past few years internal democracy in party is 'killed by few lobbies'. He has also said: "Haryana is epitome of this conspiracy to destroy Congress nurtured by top leership."

Below is Tanwar's full resignation letter:

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Congress infighting 

re has been infighting within Congress in poll-bound states of Maharashtra and Haryana. While in Haryana re has been a divide, with one group supporting Bhupinder Singh Hooda and or Ashok Tanwar, in Maharashtra, former Mumbai chief of party Sanjay Nirupam has revolted openly against party. A long-drawn tussle has been going on between Nirupam and ar Congress leer Milind Deora. dressing a press conference just a day ahe of Tanwar's resignation, Nirupam said that Congress party's central leership is surrounded by sycophants. He h ded that Tawar, as well as, former Tripura Congress chief Pryot Debbarman who resigned recently, also has same complaint regarding party. Both Nirupam and Tanwar, earlier, withdrew mselves from campaigning for party in upcoming elections. 

Former Haryana CM Hooda performs Hawan before filing mination

Haryana state elections

Election Commission on September 21 anunced dates for upcoming Assembly polls for Haryana and Maharashtra. Polling on 90 seats of Haryana will take place on October 21 and counting will take place on October 24. term of Haryana assembly expires on vember 2. Below is detailed schedule of upcoming elections: 

• Gazette tification to be issued: September 27.

• Last date of minations: October 4.

• Date for Scrutiny of mination - October 5

• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures - October 7

• Polling on all 90 seats: October 21

• Results of elections: October 24

• Conclusion of elections: October 27

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