Congress’s Tripura unit head Pijush Kanti Biswas on Saturday resigned from his post and announced his retirement from politics citing personal reasons.
Biswas said he has sent his resignation letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
“The reasons don’t seem to be to be disclosed. I can only say that I resigned thanks to some personal reasons,” he said when asked about the explanations for his decision to quit politics.
Biswas’s resignation came amid speculation that he could join Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been trying to form inroads into the state.
Biswas, a lawyer, helped a team of 23 members of the Indian Political Action Committee get bail after they were booked for violating Covid-19 norms here. The team was in Agartala as a part of TMC’s poll preparations previous the 2023 elections.
Biswas maintained that he has no plan of joining any organization.
In a tweet, he thanked Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, and supporters for his or her cooperation during his tenure.
Biswas was appointed as acting state president of the Congress in December 2019.
