Neelam Mishra quits Congress alleging humiliation by Priyanka Gandhi

Bhadohi Congress president Neelam Mishra resigned from the post on Saturday, alleging that the party ignored its local leaders and workers by giving the ticket to an 'outsider'.Speaking to ANI, Mishra said, "It was a big shock for us when the ticket was given to Ramakant Yadav, who is an outsider and a former BJP member.""Yadav distanced himself from the party workers. We were not provided with any support, despite the fact that Yadav was given crores in funds by the party," she added.The party members approached Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi with the matter, who, in turn, Mishra alleged, humiliated them."In her anger, Priyanka Gandhi used such words that should not have been used by a national general secretary of any party, let alone by a woman while speaking to another woman," she said.Mishra said that the party workers will support SP-BSP alliance candidate Rangnath Mishra in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as "he is a local".Following Mishra's resignation, BJP's ...