Many Leaders Of Rahul Gandhi, Keeping Distance From The Congress Party
New Delhi, 25th August 2022: Apart from veterans, the youth leaders are also seen keeping their distance from the party. In the last few years, many leaders have said goodbye to the Congress, most of them, who were considered close to former national president Rahul Gandhi.
Another young Congress leader, Jaiveer Shergill, has also decided to quit the party recently. The 39-year-old leader enumerated problems like flattery in the party. At the same time, he also raised questions about the leadership of the Gandhi family. Veteran leaders like G-23’s senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma have also demanded a change in the organization and both the leaders have resigned from key posts of the party in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh now.
Jyotiraditya Scindia:
Jyotiraditya Scindia is currently a Union Minister in the BJP government. He ended his 18-year association with Congress in March 2020. About 20 MLAs had joined him, after which the Congress government led by Kamal Nath fell in the state.
Jitin Prasad:
Prasad, who is called the big Brahmin face of Uttar Pradesh, has also been a minister in the UPA government. He started his career with Youth Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in 2004. At present, he is part of the UP government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Hardik Patel
Patel, a Patidar leader in Gujarat, resigned from Congress in 2022. Patel, who came into the limelight after the Patidar movement in 2015, joined the Congress in 2019 but failed to perform well in the Lok Sabha elections.
Sushmita Dev
Sushmita Dev, who was the national president of Congress Mahila Morcha, left the party membership in 2021. She was considered close to the Gandhi family. Dev, one of the top leaders of the Assam Congress, joined the Trinamool Congress, the party of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in August 2021.