Congress's Tripura unit chief withdraws resignation hours after quitting party

Congresss's Tripura unit acting president Pijush Kanti has withdrawn his resignation hours after quitting the party.

Hours after quitting the Congress and announcing his retirement from politics on Saturday, the party's Tripura unit acting president Pijush Kanti Biswas withdrew his resignation, stating that he has been given assurances that his grievances would be looked into. Biswas, who had initially said that personal reasons prompted him to tender his resignation, made a U-turn later in the day and said he had offered to quit as there were matters that needed to be handled.