Brijesh Kalappa, a well-known face of Congress in news channel debates and Supreme Court advocate, has resigned from the primary membership of the party, ending his 25-year long association.
In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, he said, in recent times he finds himself “lacking in passion”, while his own performance has been “listless and worthless”.
Sources close to him said that he is likely to join Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) soon.
In a letter dated May 30, thanking Sonia Gandhi for the opportunities given to her, including her appointment as a legal advisor to the Karnataka government with the rank of minister during the party’s rule in the state, Kalappa called her “protection”. thanked for.
Pointing out that he has been representing the party on Hindi, English and Kannada channels since the UPA years in 2013- for almost a decade and witnessed 6,497 debates, he said, moreover, the party regularly assigned him political assignments which they have performed to the best of their satisfaction. “Even in the worst times for the party after the debacles of 2014 and 2019, I have never felt upbeat and lacking in energy and enthusiasm. But, in recent times, I find myself lacking in passion, while my His performance has been listless and perfect,” Kalappa said.
“Under these circumstances, I am left with no option but to resign from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress and to end a union that was started in 1997,” he said. According to some party sources, he may also be upset over not being considered as a candidate for the recent MLC and upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state. During the 2018 assembly election, Kalappa had expressed displeasure over being denied a ticket to contest from Madikeri in his home district of Kodagu.
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