Maha: Thorat resigns as Cong legislature party chief; Sushilkumar Shinde says no talks have taken place with him

So it would not be appropriate to comment on it, said Shinde in Solapur.Thorat on Tuesday resigned as the state legislature party head, a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over friction with state unit chief Nana Patole came out, party sources said earlier.Thorat, who represents the Sangamner constituency in Ahmednagar district, has sent his resignation to the party high command, said the sources.When asked about the differences between the senior leaders within the party, Shinde said all these things are temporary.

Senior Maharashtra Congress leader and former chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Tuesday it is not yet known if their state legislature party chief Balasaheb Thorat has resigned from his post.

He was responding to reporters about reports that Thorat has sent his resignation to the party high command. "Whether it is resignation or just a letter, it is still not known. No talks have taken place with him (Thorat). I was with the state Congress president (Nana Patole) and he also had no idea about it. So it would not be appropriate to comment on it," said Shinde in Solapur.

Thorat on Tuesday resigned as the state legislature party head, a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over friction with state unit chief Nana Patole came out, party sources said earlier.

Thorat, who represents the Sangamner constituency in Ahmednagar district, has sent his resignation to the party high command, said the sources.

When asked about the differences between the senior leaders within the party, Shinde said "all these things" are temporary. "Everything will be alright and there is nothing to worry about," he said.

Thorat is the maternal uncle of Satyajit Tambe who recently won the Legislative Council election from the Nashik division graduates constituency as an independent candidate.

An aide of Thorat had earlier said that the Congress leader had written to the Congress central leadership citing his inability to work with Patole due to the latter's ''anger'' towards him. Thorat also said he was not being consulted before decisions were being taken, the aide added.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday in Mumbai, Patole said, "I have not received any resignation letter from Thorat. He has not been speaking to us for the past few days. Maybe he is talking to the media."

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