Sanjay Singh criticises Congress for being ‘unaware of future’, quits party to return to BJP

A member of the Amethi royal family, Sanjay Sinh also resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat, saying the Congress was "still in the past".

Sanjay Singh talks to the media after resigning from the Rajya Sabha as well as the Congress party, at his residence in New Delhi, Monday, July 30, 2019. | PTI Photo

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, who hails from the Amethi royal family, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday and said he would join the BJP on Wednesday.

Singh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, said he had also resigned from the Upper House of Parliament.

Addressing a press conference here, the leader said he would join the BJP on Wednesday.

“Congress is still in the past, unaware of the future. Today, the country is with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi…I will join BJP tomorrow. I Have resigned from the (Congress) party as well as my membership of Rajya Sabha,” he said.

Singh, who has been in the BJP earlier and was elected to Lok Sabha on its ticket in 90s, wields considerable influence in the Amethi region of Uttar Pradesh.

He had unsuccessful contested the recent Lok Sabha election from Sultanpur. The BJP’s Maneka Gandhi had won from there.