Gurudas Kamat quits all Congress posts

Mumbai April 26 (IANS) In a surprise move senior Congress leader and AICC General Secretary Gurudas Kamat has quit all posts in the party according to a statement here on Wednesday.

I had met Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi last week on Wednesday and discussed to be relieved from all responsibilities he said in a terse statement hinting at retirement from active politics.

Kamat said he had requested Gandhi to relieve him from all responsibilities on February 3 the day Congress candidates were announced for the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation elections and repeated his plea on February 21 the day of BMC polling.

I thank Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for the opportunity given to me to serve the party he said without elaborating on the reasons for his decision.

--IANS
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