After Milind Deora, Jyotiraditya Scindia quits as Congress General Secretary
What's the story
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has stepped down from the post of the Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh West, taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections this year. Interestingly, the news of the former Guna MP's resignation comes only a day after several reports claimed that he may succeed Rahul Gandhi as the next Congress President. Here's more.
Resignation
Taking accountability, submitted my resignation to Rahul Gandhi: Scindia
Scindia was appointed as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) for UP (West) in January this year. In a tweet, he stated, "Accepting the people's verdict and taking accountability, I had submitted my resignation as general secretary of AICC to Rahul Gandhi. I thank him for entrusting me with this responsibility and for giving me the opportunity to serve our party."
Twitter Post
Take a look at what Scindia posted on Twitter
Accepting the people’s verdict and taking accountability, I had submitted my resignation as General Secretary of AICC to Shri @RahulGandhi.
— Jyotiraditya Scindia (@JM_Scindia) July 7, 2019
I thank him for entrusting me with this responsibility and for giving me the opportunity to serve our party.
About
Scindia lost his traditional Guna seat to BJP's KP Yadav
Before the General Elections, Gandhi had appointed his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with Scindia, as the Congress party's in-charges to revive the party in Uttar Pradesh, which has the most number of seats in Lok Sabha. However, Scindia himself lost his traditional Guna seat in Madhya Pradesh to BJP's KP Yadav by a margin of over 1.25 lakh in the LS polls.
Quote
Submitted my resignation 8-10 days ago: Scindia
Scindia reportedly submitted his resignation to Gandhi 8-10 days ago. "I haven't resigned today. I had submitted my resignation to Congress President Rahul Gandhi 8-10 days ago," the former Guna MP was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Twitter Post
Here's what Scindia had to say about his resignation
Jyotiraditya Scindia after resigning as General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC): I haven't resigned today. I had submitted my resignation to Congress President Rahul Gandhi 8-10 days ago. pic.twitter.com/B4fUXvKgYB
— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2019
Details
Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora resigned earlier
The news of Scindia's resignation emerged barely hours after Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora quit on Sunday. After Rahul Gandhi's resignation as the Congress President, following his party's disastrous performance in the General Elections, several leaders resigned from their party posts. Gandhi announced he was stepping down from the post on May 25, two days after the results of the Lok Sabha polls.
Other leaders
Several senior leaders resigned taking moral responsibility for Congress's performance
Earlier, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath had resigned as the Madhya Pradesh Congress President. Other senior Congress leaders, who stepped down from their party posts taking moral responsibility for Congress's performance in the LS polls, include AICC's General Secretary In-charge of State Affairs, Deepak Babaria, and Law and RTI Department Chairman, Vivek Tankha.