Haven’t quit Cong: Ambika

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 21

Congress general secretary in charge of Himachal Pradesh Ambika Soni today said she had not offered any resignation to party chief Sonia Gandhi and had a year ago asked to be relieved of some of her official burden in the light of ill health.

Speaking to The Tribune today, 74-year-old Soni said she was handling three states as general secretary — Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand — and was unable to give time due to her health condition.

“Things stand where they were a year ago when after Uttarakhand polls I requested the leadership to reduce my responsibilities. That has not happened yet. If it happens it will be fine. I continue as general secretary till I am relieved. There is no question of resigning. Reports of my resignation are wrong,” she said.