How Congress conspired against Shankersinh Vaghela for 20 years

Shankersinh Vaghela who resigned from the Congress and as leader of opposition in the Gujarat Assembly has spoken about how the Congress conspired against him for 20 years.

Your leaders never accepted me wholeheartedly he said in his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Many leaders actively worked to ensure that I was defeated he also said.

As I can see right now that once again history is repeating itself, as a well-planned conspiracy within the party is at work for ousting me during the forthcoming elections. Hence, I strongly feel that I should not remain in the party at the cost of my dignity and self-respect," Vaghela said in the three page letter.

I am left with no option but to resign he said while also adding that none of his suggestions for the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat were considered.

Vaghela recounted how Congress leaders had made deliberate attempts to ensure his defeat in the 1999, 2004 and the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, which he had lost by a narrow margin.

On Friday, Vaghela announced he would resign as MLA on August 15, after the Rajya Sabha polls, to be held on August 8.

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