'Point Of No Return': Ghulam Nabi Azad Quits Congress, Criticises Party In Farewell Letter

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from all posts in the Congress on Friday saying the situation in the Congress had reached a "point of no return".

Azad's letter said that the party had given the top post of the party to a "non-serious" individual and in turn conceded all space in national politics to the BJP and to regional parties in states.

"The entire organizational process is a farce and a sham. At no place anywhere in the country have elections been held at any level of the organisation. Handpicked lieutenants of the AICC has been coerced to sign on its list prepared by the coterie that runs the AICC sitting in 24 Akbar Road," Azad said in the dig to the Gandhis.

Earlier, senior leader Anand Sharma quit Himachal Pradesh poll committee saying he had been insulted and felt excluded.

Azad served as the chief minister of erstwhile state J&K from 2005 to 2008. He served as health minister at the Centre during the UPA government.

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