Suspended Congress MLA Jogesh Singh on Friday resigned from the party and also announced his decision to step down from the membership of the Odisha Assembly. Singh was suspended by the Congress on Thursday on charge of anti-party activities and tarnishing image of the party in public. The Sundergarh MLA’s resignation came barely two days after Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kishore Das also tendered his resignation from the party.
The resignation of two MLAs has come as a major setback for the opposition Congress. Questioning the ground on which he was suspended, Singh, a two-time MLA sent his resignation letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi is scheduled to visit Odisha on January 25.