'Inspired by Rahul Gandhi and decided to return': Ajoy Kumar rejoins Congress after quitting AAP

'Inspired by Rahul Gandhi and decided to return': Ajoy Kumar rejoins Congress after quitting AAP

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Sunday, September 27, 2020, 05:27 PM IST
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Dr. Ajoy Kumar/ Twitter

On Sunday, Dr. Ajoy Kumar rejoined Congress after he quit the party to join Aam Aadmi Party. The former MP and former president of Jharkhand Pradesh Congres Committee had joined AAP in September 2019.

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal, in a statement, said, "Hon'ble Congress President has approved the proposal for the re-joining of Dr. Ajoy Kumar, Ex-MP and former President, Jharkhand PCC, to the Congress party."

ā€œSilence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth & acting accordingly.ā€ - Mahatma Gandhi.

Driven by my conscience to speak up against injustice & institutional capture, I’ve been inspired by Shri @RahulGandhi & decided to come back to @INCIndia today," Kumar said on Twitter as he rejoined the party.

Also a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Kumar quit the Congress in August 2019, levelling serious allegations against his senior party colleagues.

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