In a setback to the Congress in Bihar ahead of Lok Sabha polls, former State president Anil Sharma on March 31 quit the party, claiming that it was stuck in a “disastrous” partnership with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Making the announcement at a press conference in Patna, Mr. Sharma also voiced out his disgust over the recent induction, “with much fanfare”, of controversial former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav.
“Today, the party leadership is busy with a rally in Delhi where it is talking of the need to save democracy. Sadly, though, no democracy can be seen in the Congress where even our duly elected national president can take no step without consulting Rahul Gandhi or his close aide K.C. Venugopal,” Mr. Sharma alleged.