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Headline: Veteran Haryana Congress Leader Sampat Singh Resigns, Blasts Party Leadership

GURUGRAM, November 3, 2025 – In a scathing resignation delivered via X, former Haryana Finance Minister Sampat Singh ended his decades-long association with the Congress party on Sunday, accusing its leadership of being a “fiefdom” controlled by a single family.

Singh, a six-time MLA, cited a series of grievances in his four-page letter, including the party’s repeated electoral defeats since 2009, which he alleges have gone unaddressed. He also criticized the alleged denial of tickets to deserving candidates, a practice he termed “ticket theft.”

Singh, who attended an INLD rally in September, is widely expected to join that party. His criticism extends to the appointment of Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress Legislature Party leader, a move he says disheartened loyal party workers.

In his resignation letter, Singh also points to the marginalization of Dalit leader Kumari Selja, claiming that “casteist remarks” and the denial of tickets to her supporters led to a boycott by the Dalit community in the recent Assembly polls. He further alleged that tickets were given to candidates based on “money power” rather than merit and that individuals close to the state leadership ran as independents to sabotage the party.

Singh highlighted the departures of other prominent leaders over the years, including Bhajan Lal, Rao Inderjit Singh, and Kuldeep Bishnoi, as a warning sign the party ignored. He also alluded to a conspiracy surrounding the 2016 Rajya Sabha defeat of lawyer R.K. Anand, despite support from Congress and INLD MLAs.

The resignation came just hours after the Congress Disciplinary Action Committee warned leaders against airing grievances publicly. Singh’s departure marks a significant blow to the Congress party in Haryana and signals further potential shifts in the state’s political landscape.

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