Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party

Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party
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  • Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev quits party
  • She was a former MP from Silchar in Assam and head of Mahila Congress
  • Resignation comes two days after meeting Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party, submits letter to Sonia Gandhi

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The Congress suffered another jolt as party's former MP and Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev resigned from the party.

The Assam leader and former MP from Silchar sent her resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

She also changed her Twitter bio pointing towards the fact that she no longer is a part of the Congress party.

Dev is the daughter of former Union Minister late Santosh Mohan Dev.

The resignation comes two days after she met Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi along with the newly appointed Assam Congress team in the national capital.

In last few days, Assam Congress has been witnessing desertions.

(With inputs from IANS)

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