Sanjay Nirupam requests Urmila Matondkar to reconsider her resignation

New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday requested Urmila Matondkar not to resign from the party due to "petty politics". This comes after Matondkar, who joined the party in March, earlier in the day resigned from the party, citing inaction on the part of "key functionaries of Mumbai Congress" for the "betterment of the organisation". Speaking to media, Nirupam said, "I request Matondkar not to take such a big step due to petty politics. You are always welcome in the Congress party, please keep patience and work with the party." He continued, "It is very unfortunate for me that Urmila has left the Congress party. After a great request, she had joined the party." "After the Lok Sabha poll campaign, I went to her and congratulated her the way she did the campaign. I told her that she was very aggressive during the campaign and connected with people. She has a great fan following. She has future in Congress, I had requested her to keep away from internal petty po