Ranchi, Dec 22: The Congress Legislature Party leader in the Jharkhand Assembly, Furkan Ansari, has resigned from his post following resignation of AICC office-bearers and members to enable the party high command to revamp the organisation ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. ''I am a loyal soldier of the party. As soon as I learned that AICC members had put in their papers, I also followed suit last night,'' Ansari told.

However, the JPCC, which met here today, appealed to Ansari to withdraw his resignation as his post did not come under the exercise.

JPCC president Thomas Hansda said Ansari had taken the step to prove his loyalty. Bureau Report