Dr Kumar joined the AAP in presence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi.
Giving a major jolt to the Congress party ahead of assembly elections in Jharkhand, former Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) President Dr Ajoy Kumar joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday.
A prominent face of Congress, who also served as a national spokesperson of the party, Dr Kumar joined the AAP in presence of Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi.
A former Indian Police Service (IPS officer), Dr Ajoy Kumar had resigned as Jharkhand Congress chief, taking moral responsibility of the party's dismal performance in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He was replaced as the state chief by former Union Minister Rameshwar Oraon, also a former police officer.
NOT BIG DEAL: CONG
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| Congress sources said they don’t take Dr Ajoy Kumar’s ouster from the party a big jolt as he was not son of soil in Jharkhand and did not have mass support base. Kumar had resigned as Jharkhand Congress chief after party’s dismal performance in the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections |
However, in his resignation letter posted on his Twitter account in August, Dr Kumar had accused the local Congress leadership of corruption and keeping their personal interests above those of the party. He also stated that many of his colleagues were worse than 'even criminals.'
The youngest IPS officer ever to receive a gallantry medal, Dr Kumar began his political career with the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM), which he joined in 2010. He became Jamshedpur MP by winning by-elections in 2011 on JVM ticket. In 2014, he joined the Congress and was made its Jharkhand unit president in November 2017.
Congress sources said they don't take Dr Kumar's ouster from the party a big jolt as he was not son of soil in Jharkhand and did not have mass support base.
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 "Dr Ajoy Kumar (right) with Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sisodia")
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