Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar quits party after disciplinary notice

Chandigarh:

Sunil Jakhar, senior Congress leader and former chief of its Punjab unit, quit the party today, weeks after he was issued a showcause notice by the leadership over his criticism of former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.

“Goodbye and good luck, Congress,” Mr Jakhar said in a Facebook live video after scathing criticism of former party colleagues who led the action against him.

His remarks come at a time when the Congress leadership is meeting in Udaipur in a desperate attempt to put its house in order to take on the BJP.