Guwahati: The General Secretary of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) Kamrul Islam Choudhury submitted his letter of resignation from the party’s primary membership on Sunday.
In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Choudhury listed the “directionless and confused leadership of the APCC” as his primary reason for quitting.
He said the Congress party in Assam had become “unstable” as a result.
Choudhury added that he and other party workers felt demoralised despite senior party leaders publicly acknowledging that Congress MLAs had cast cross-votes in the most recent presidential elections.
He stated that Assam Congress President Bhupen Bora had made reference to cross-voting MLAs as “gaddar” and was aware of the situation (cowards).
Meanwhile, he continued, “thousands of grass-root workers like me” have contributed “blood and sweat for the party for years.”
It should be mentioned that Choudhury previously held the positions of national secretary of the National Student Union of India (NSUI) and president of the Assam Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC).