On Saturday, Tajinder Singh Bittu, a senior assistant to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, withdrew from the party’s primary membership. As the secretary in charge of Himachal Pradesh for the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Bittu also resigned.
Tajinder Pal Singh Bittu tendered his resgination to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. He wrote in the letter, “I hereby tender my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress and from my post AICC, secretary Co-Incharge of Himachal Pradesh, effective immediately.”
In a Facebook post, Bittu shared his resignation letter and said, “With heavy heart , after 35 years , I resign from the Congress party.
Sources told that Bittu is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 20 April.
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