SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia resigns

Just days ahead of the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia today resigned from all his party posts, including that of the National President SP Legal Wing.

Taking to Twitter, Bhatia said he was forwarding his resignation to SP President Akhilesh Yadav and party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav.

"I have decided to resign from post of National President Legal Wing SP and all posts. Fwding my resignation to Netaji & @yadavakhilesh ji," he tweeted.

Though he did not cite any reason behind his decision, he is said to have been perturbed over the party compromising principals of democracy, secularism and socialism.