Ajay Maken resigns from the post of Delhi Congress Chief

New Delhi: The Delhi Congress Chief, Ajay Maken on Friday confirmed the rumors of his resignation from his post by an early morning tweet.

Maken took to Twitter to announce his resignation, he tweeted:

2015 विधान सभा के उपरान्त-

बतौर @INCDelhi अध्यक्ष-पिछले 4 वर्षों से,दिल्ली कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा,कांग्रेस कवर करने वाली मीडिया द्वारा,एवं हमारे नेता @RahulGandhi जी द्वारा,मुझे अपार स्नेह तथा सहयोग मिला है।

इन कठिन परिस्थितियों में यह आसान नहीं था! इसके लिए ह्रदय से आभार!

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) January 4, 2019

"After the 2015 Delhi assembly elections, as its Delhi unit president, I received a lot of love and support from Congress workers, the media covering the party and our leader Rahul Gandhiji. It was not easy in these difficult times. Thank you all."

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In September last year, Congress had denied reports claiming that the former Union minister had resigned from the post of Delhi Congress chief saying that he had gone abroad for a medical checkup.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Congress party affairs in-charge P C Chacko and Maken held a meeting onThursday evening, where Gandhi has accepted his resignation, according to a source.

The 54-year-old leader had taken over as the Congress's Delhi unit chief four years ago, after the party lost the 2015 assembly elections.

Maken's resignation assumes significance amid speculations of a possible alliance between the Congress and the AAP in Delhi for 2019. He was strongly opposed to any truck with the AAP in the national capital.

The AAP and the Congress have not yet denied the speculations.

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The sources said former chief minister Sheila Dikshit could replace Maken as the Congress's Delhi unit president. She has maintained that the party high command's decision on alliance will be accepted by her.

“It is for the party high command to decide. If I am given the opportunity to serve the party, I would not say no,” the three-time Delhi chief minister said.

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