Sonia Gandhi, president, Congress: For the last two days, anatmosphere was being created by certain people in the country to project thatthe government and Parliament were being used to protect me. This hashurt me very much. I have stated it earlier also that I am in politics andpublic life not for my selfish ends. I have taken a pledge to serve the peopleof the country and to protect the secular ideals. So in keeping with my publiclife and political principles and according to my own belief, I resign as amember of Lok Sabha and chairperson of National Advisory Council. I have donethis because this is the right thing to do