Capt Ajay Yadav quits Congress

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 29

Sulking ever since he was told to stay away from a meeting called by party in charge for Haryana Kamal Nath, former state minister and senior Congress leader Captain Ajay Singh Yadav today announced his decision to quit the party.

He made the announcement on Twitter and Facebook, where he has given vent to his ire against Nath and former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

“Friends I gave my youth and life for the congress party and worked as true soldier of the party but my ego has been hurt I quit congress,” Capt Ajay Singh Yadav tweeted.

“Mr Kamalnath you in a month mislead high command and undermined my prestige you have 40 years of experience but I too have 30 years of work,” Yadav tweeted, expressing his anger against the party in charge.

Yadav, a five time MLA who has remained a minister under Hooda and Bhajan Lal, was among 10 leaders of the party from Haryana invited for a meeting called by Nath on July 27 to stop infighting in the party.

However, he was told to stay away from the meeting at the last minute.

Yadav, who had been giving vent to his ire against Hooda in public for several days and had even given a dossier against him to CM Manohar Lal Khattar recently.

“My father was true congressmen and I too and had great faith in Nehru-Gandhi family but BS Hooda is Supreme and others are insignificant Aaa,” Yadav further tweeted expressing his anger towards Hooda.

“Some people are misleading and undermining my endurance and capacity to work for the party and I believe in destiny, God, karma and friends,” Ajay Singh Yadav said in his first tweet today.

Speaking to The Tribune, Yadav confirmed his tweets and said he was quitting the party because he had been humiliated.

Yadav said his decision was irrevocable, but at the same time he said he would not join any other political party.

“I will take a break from politics and devote my time to social organisation Haryana Bachao Sewa Samiti, in which I have been acting as patron for past some time,” he said.

He, however, said his son Chiranjeev Rao, a former state Youth Congress chief, would continue working for the party.

Will persuade Yadav not to leave party: Tanwar

Sonepat: Ashok Tanwar (in pic), state Congress president, said today that he was confident that senior Congress leader Capt Ajay Singh Yadav would be persuaded not to leave the party. “I have spoken to him and his response was positive,” he claimed. He was talking to mediapersons at the government rest house in Gohana today. “I will personally meet Capt Yadav and persuade him not to leave the party,” he said, maintaining he would also meet the central party leadership and try to get the grievances of the former minister redressed. He, however, admitted that the issuing statements against one another were neither in the interest of the party nor for the individual. He also announced that the party would be reorganised in 12 districts of the state. Senior Congress leaders Mahavir Prasad, Satbir Nirman, Devender Kadiyan and others were present on the occasion. OC

Congress a sinking ship, says abhay 

Jhanjh Kalan (Jind): Senior INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala (in pic) has called the Congress party a ‘sinking ship’. He said the party would meet its worse fate soon. While replying to a query about the decision of former minister Capt Ajay Yadav to quit the Congress, Abhay said, “Capt Yadav is not the only person unhappy in the party. The Congress used to call the INLD a regional party, but now it will soon become one.”  Abhay was at Jhanjh Kalan village here, where he addressed a ‘sadbhawna’ rally of the INLD. He criticised the BJP-led state government over the issue of Jat reservation.” OC

Hooda baiters to face Yadav’s fate: Dalal

New Delhi: Haryana Congress MLA Karan Dalal said on Friday that “those who praise CM Khattar and oppose Hooda will meet the same fate. This is just the beginning. Everyone who speaks for the BJP and against Congress leaders will have to face this future,” Dalal said days after he and MLA Kuldeep Sharma led a rebellion against CLP leader Kiran Choudhry. TNS