Chandigarh : Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader H S Phoolka today announced he will quit as Punjab Leader of Opposition soon.
Confirming his announcement on phone from New Delhi to the newspapers, Phoolka said he has asked the party to elect another Leader of Opposition as he not in a position to shoulder the responsibility following Delhi Bar Council’s decision not to allow him to contest the 1984, anti-Sikh riots case.
“I have asked the party to chose another member as I want to resign. Bar Council will only allow me to fight the case when I give up the office of profit. I will submit my resignation soon,” H S Phoolka told.Sources close to the party said names of AAP leaders like Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Kanwar Sandhu and Aman Arora are doing rounds after Phoolka’s decision to quit as Leader of Opposition.