Bengaluru: Evidently miffed with some party leaders of Odisha unit as well as leaders of the students' wing, and differences with them which resulted in a dismal show by the Congress in recent zilla parishad polls, AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad has quit his post as well as membership of the AICC Working Committee.
He told the media here that he originally offered to resign on March 9 owning moral responsibility for the party's poor show in these polls. He, however, ruled out quitting the party as he was a loyal party worker. "I will not think of quitting the party even in my wildest dreams," he added.
Soon after the death of Odisha Congress leader Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra's death, differences within the state unit had increased. The upshot: Mr Hariprasad had to face the ire of students' leaders in Odisha, leading to suspension of some of them. The students' wing threatened Mr Hariprasad that he would be greeted with black flags through his tour of Odisha. Such differences resulted in BJD returning to power in many zilla parishads, and the Congress making way for BJP to occupy the position of principal opposition party.
