Gujarat Congress chief Kamat withdraws resignation

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Diu & Daman Congress incharge and All India Congress Party General Secretary and former union Minister Gurudas Kamat who had resigned on June 6th from the party citing personal reasons has withdrawn his resignation and now will continue with the Gujarat Congress and other responsibilities.
Kamat in his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi and said, “I had about two weeks ago sent my resignation as General Secretary, All India Congress Committee and from the Congress Party purely for personal reasons, to concentrate on Social Service minus any Party tag.However during the last fortnight a large number of Senior Party leaders tried to convince me to rethink on the decision. My meeting with my Party President Smt Sonia Gandhi helped me to make up my mind that the Congress Party is the best platform to serve the people of this Country.”
“I will continue to serve under the leadership of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi with the same charge of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu as informed to me late last night. I will be meeting the people of my in-charge states starting tomorrow Friday, June 24th, 2016 onwards,” he further wrote.