Fatehabad (Haryana) : In what is seen as a major blow to the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) ahead of the Haryana Assembly Polls scheduled for October 1, Devender Singh Babli, MLA from Tohana, resigned from the party on Saturday.
Commenting on his decision, Babli said, "I have sent my resignation to national president Ajay Singh Chautala, requesting to be relieved of all party responsibilities. We worked for five years, but today the situation is different. I contested my first election as an independent candidate and have fulfilled people's expectations through my work. We have consistently encouraged athletes and students, not just because of the upcoming elections. We have moved from self-serving politics to the politics of service."
After the assembly elections were announced in Haryana, there were tremors in the Jannayak Janata Party. Within two days, four MLAs of this party have resigned. However, these MLAs were angry for a long time and were directly attacking the high command.
One of these MLAs, Devender Singh, said that the people of Tohana and his supporters would determine his next course of action. The Haryana Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on October 1, as announced by Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday. The counting of votes for both Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir will take place on October 4.