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Before the lok sabha elections, congress has suffered another setback in Uttarakhand. State General Secretary of congress and former district Panchayat President of Rudraprayag lakshmi Rana has resigned from the primary membership of Congress. The reasons for disillusionment were revealed in his resignation letter to the congress State President. He accused congress of not supporting him in times of trouble. Let us tell you that the Enforcement Directorate had raided the premises of former cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat and his close associates. It was claimed that more than Rs 2 crore cash was recovered in the raid. Laxmi Rana is said to be close to Harak Singh Rawat. In her resignation letter she said, “She was a member of congress for the last 27 years.
Resignation of state general secretary of congress in Uttarakhand
In 1998, she was the state general secretary of Uttar Pradesh youth Congress. Jakholi was the block chief of congress from 1997 to 2001. Was a member of the Consumer Forum from 2002 to 2007. From 2014 to 2019, district Panchayat President Rudraprayag was from Congress. In 2017, congress fielded a candidate from Rudraprayag Assembly. From 2018 till now, I am the State General Secretary of the congress Party. ED raided my house and establishment due to political hatred. Although I know that raid is a legal process, there was neither any reaction from the party on political hatred against me nor did anyone console me in this hour of grief.
Accused of not cooperating in ED raid
Laxmi Rana is hurt by the fact that congress did not respond to the ED action. There are speculations that lakshmi Rana is eager to join BJP. Due to being close to Harak Singh Rawat, he has not been able to join bjp yet. It is believed that along with lakshmi Rana, another congress leader can join BJP. lakshmi Rana's joining bjp is being linked to the ED proceedings