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Former MP CM quits Congress
Bhopal, Nov 09: In an embarrassment for ruling Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, veteran leader and former chief minister Govind Narain Singh today resigned from the party accusing it of `degenerating and failing to serve people`.
"I resigned from the primary membership of Congress after
a 66-year-long innings because the party is no more the same
old Congress. It has snapped all links with democratic
socialism and lost all its values and ideals," the
84-year-old leader told reporters here.
Charging Congress with playing "casteist" politics, Singh
alleged that corruption has become acceptable to all in
different walks of life.
Asked whether Congress president Sonia Gandhi's foreign
origin has affected the party, the former Bihar governor said
"it is not a question of foreign origin...Party's culture has
changed and the organisation has degenerated."
Criticising the performance of Digvijay Singh government
since 1993, Singh said "when I was Chief Minister, Madhya
Pradesh was power surplus. Now there is no effort to enhance
electricity generation through hydel or thermal projects and
the state has to depend on outside sources for power."
Bureau Report