Dehra Dun, Oct 17: Peeved over the appointment of state Mandi Parishad chairman by Chief Minister N D Tiwari without his consultation, Uttaranchal Agriculture Minister Mahendra Singh Mahara has resigned from the state cabinet. Mahara told a news agency that he had sent in his conditional resignation to Chief Minister N D Tiwari on Thursday from Pithoragarh as soon as he heard the news of appointment of Dinesh Agarwal as Mandi Parishad chairman without taking him into confidence. He said he had also sent a copy of his resignation to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Bureau Report