Ajay Maken still Delhi unit chief: Congress refutes talks of resignation

In a tweet on Tuesday morning, the Congress said its Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken has gone for a medical check up due to health issues but had not resigned from the party.

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken is unwell and has gone for a check up abroad, party incharge of Delhi PC Chacko told news agency ANI. He was responding to media reports that Maken has resigned.

Ajay Maken, president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, at a protest rally against rising fuel prices, in New Delhi last week. (Sanchit Khanna/HT File Photo)

“Ajay Maken has not resigned. He has some health issues and has gone for a check-up. He will be back soon. He had recently met party president Rahul Gandhi,” Chacko said.

Some TV channels have reported that Maken, 54, who has been heading the Delhi Congress since 2015, has resigned and left for treatment abroad.