In another jolt to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) ahead of the October Assembly polls in Haryana, MLA from Rania assembly segment, Ram Chander Kamboj has resigned from the party.
In a resignation letter dated July 15, the MLA from the Rania in Sirsa parliamentary constituency said that the feud in the Chautala family resulted in a great damage to the party.
Kamboj had sent his resignation to state unit chief B D Dhalia on July 15.
In his letter, Kamboj mentioned that he was quitting from all party posts and giving up the party's membership.
The MLA stated in the letter that his family had been associated with the INLD for past 30 years as they were impressed by the ideals and policies of party founder the late Chaudhary Devi Lal.
“However, during the past a few months, I was deeply distressed at the feud,” he wrote, adding that Chaudhary Devi Lal never “hankered after power” and even sacrificed the post of the Prime Minister.
“But today, there is a tussle in the family over the Chief Minister's post, which has caused a great damage to the party. In view of these circumstances, I am unable to discharge my duty for the party and with a heavy heart, I am resigning from all party posts,” he said in the letter.
Notably, the INLD had split last year due to a feud in the Chautala family.
The INLD’s strengthen has now come down to 6 MLAs in the 90-member Haryana Assembly.
Five INLD MLAs namely Zakir Hussain, Parminder Singh Dhull, Balwan Singh Daulatpuria , Ranbir Gangwa and Kehar Singh Rawat had joined the BJP while another MLA Naseem Ahmed had joined the Congress.
Another four INLD MLAs had switched sides to the Jannayak Janta Party led by Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala, grandson of INLD chief OP Chautala.