Dwijen Sharma steps down as vice president of Assam Congress

Guwahati: Senior Congress leader Dwijen Sharma resigned from his post of Vice President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday.

The former MP sent the resignation letter to APCC president Bhupen Kumar Bora.

The senior Congress leader did not state why he resigned but some reports claimed that he was unhappy with the candidature list of the Lok Sabha election.

Also Read: Assam: Absconding MAC executive councillor in police net, arrest sparks tension in Jonai

He was among the aspirants for the Congress ticket to contest the Gauhati Lok Sabha seat.

Also Read: Assam: Five-year-old girl dies after falling into septic tank in Sivasagar

However, there are possibilities that the candidate might be Mira Borthakur and for this, he was upset, some reports claimed.

While Sharma resigned from the post of vice president, he did not state if he would resign from Congress as well.