What can be called as a big blow to Congress, spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi quit the party two days after the leaders who had misbehaved with her were reinstated in the organisation.
According to NDTV, she was upset with her party bosses for reinstating Congress workers who had been thrown out last year for misbehaving with her. “Lumpen goons” get preference in the Congress over those who had “given their sweat and blood”, she wrote in her tweet on Wednesday.
On Friday morning, the news emerged as the missing “INC spokesperson” on her Twitter bio was noticed. Sources from Congress told India Today that, she tendered her resignation to party president Rahul Gandhi late last night.
On April 18, Priyanka Chaturvedi had expressed her anger over the party reinstating members who had misbehaved with her and threatened her. She lashed out at the party in public and accused it of giving preference to “lumpen goons” over those who had given their “sweat and blood” to the Congress.
“Deeply saddened that lumpen goons get preference in @incindia over those who have given their sweat and blood. Having faced brickbats and abuse across board for the party but yet those who threatened me within the party getting away with not even a rap on their knuckles is unfortunate,” tweeted Priyanka Chaturvedi.
The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) had suspended some of its workers for their unruly behaviour with Chaturvedi in Mathura while she was addressing a press conference on Rafale deal. The orders were reportedly revoked after the intervention by Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh West Jyotiraditya Scindia.
