Gegong Apang quits BJP; says party no longer following principles of Vajpayee

(UNI) In a major setback for the ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh, party leader and former Chief Minister Gegong Apang has tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party saying it was no longer following the principles of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

In his letter addressed to BJP’s national president Amit Shah and State unit chief Tapir Gao on Tuesday, Mr Apang wrote,”I write this letter as part of my resignation from the primary membership of the BJP. I am disappointed to see that the present day BJP is no longer following the principles of the late Vajpayee ji.”