Unhappy over not being appointed the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, former Union Minister CM Ibrahim on Saturday resigned from the primary membership of the Congress.
In a letter addressed to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Mr Ibrahim said he is also sending his resignation for membership of the Legislative Council through Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah to the chairman of the council. Mr. Ibrahim is all set to join JD(S).
Mr Ibrahim had said that he would quit the Congress as he was denied the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Council and the party had selected BK Hariprasad for the post. Mr. Hariprasad is junior to him, Mr. Ibrahim claimed in his letter to Ms. Gandhi.
Earlier, Mr. Ibrahim said that the Congress denied him the post as he did not have money and belonged to the minority community. The state had a Muslim population of 21% and that the previous Congress government led by Mr Siddaramaiah had denied not only money but also posts to Muslim leaders, he had said.
Mr Ibrahim said the Congress would be pushed to the third position after the 2023 elections. The leader joined the Congress in 2008 and was once a close aide of Mr. Siddaramaiah.