Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka on Thursday announced his resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party, saying that he had submitted his resignation to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal though he had asked him not to.

Mr. Phoolka, the AAP MLA from Dakha in Punjab, had resigned as the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly in June 2017 citing his work in fighting 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Delhi. Then, in October 2018, he had submitted his resignation as an MLA to the Punjab Assembly Speaker, though it is yet to be accepted.

In a tweet on Thursday, Mr. Phoolka said: “I have resigned from AAP & handed over resignation to Kejriwal ji today. Though he asked me not to resign but I insisted. Will be briefing media tomorrow at 4pm at Press Club, Raisina Rd, New Delhi to explain the Reason of leaving AAP & my further plans. (sic).”