Congress senior leader Kapil Sibal resigns from party : Announces his sudden exit

Congres senior leader Kapil Sibal finally left the from Congress party following the other senior leaders of the the grand old party. After being part of G23 group of the party, who demanded overhaul of the party, for some time now, finally announced the sudden exit.

Today on Wednesday, Congress leader Kapil Sibal announced that he had resigned from the Congress party on May 16 and now wants “to be an independent voice in the Rajya Sabha” as he filed his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election with support of the Samajwadi Party.

He filed nomination today, in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav and senior party leader Ram Gopal Yadav in Lucknow.

After filing his nomination, Sibal said, “Today I have filed my nomination as an independent candidate. I would like to thank Akhilesh Yadav, Azam Khan and Professor Ram Gopal Yadav, who had helped me last time as well. I am no longer a senior leader of Congress. I resigned from the Congress on May 16. I will continue to raise the voice of UP in the Rajya Sabha without any party. I will continue to be a voice in the House against every injustice.”