Chhattisgarh Congress leader Radhika Khera, who alleged disrespect in the state's party unit and vowed to expose people suffering from a "male chauvinistic mentality" within the party, has resigned and quit the grand old party.
In a statement on X, Khera wrote: “Today, with great pain, I am renouncing the primary membership of the party and resigning from my post. Yes I am a girl and I can fight, and that is what I am doing now."
"I will continue to fight for justice for myself and my countrymen."
In her resignation letter addressed to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Chhattisgarh Congress leader mentioned the party's stand on Ram Mandir. "For every Hindu, Lord Ram holds a special place but some people oppose it. In the party to which I gave more than 22 years of my life, I faced similar resistance as I could not stop myself from getting a darshan of Lord Ram," Khera wrote.
"The opposition to my action reached such a level that the party refused to give me justice for what happened to me in the Chhattisgarh Congress office. I have always fought for others' justice but when it came to my justice, I stood defeated," Radhika wrote in her resignation letter.
Khera claimed, in a tweet on April 30 that she would expose people suffering from a "male chauvinistic mentality" within the party. Shortly after, a video emerged on social media showing Khera speaking from the premises of Rajeev Bhavan in Raipur.
The video features Radhika Khera, expressing grievances about disrespect towards her. She can be heard making allegations against an unnamed individual, stating that nobody in the party is respected, especially female politicians.
