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Mankotia to quit Assembly seat

Shimla: Rebel Himachal Congress legislator Vijay Singh Mankotia on Thursday said he would quit his Assembly seat before joining Bahujan Samaj Party on July 26.

“To fulfil a constitutional obligation, I will resign from the Assembly before formally joining the BSP,” he told reporters after casting vote in the Presidential election.

Mr. Mankotia hit out at Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who on Wednesday described him as a “rolling stone”.

“I am not a rolling stone but a stone crusher who will crush Congress led by Mr. Virbhadra Singh in Himachal,” he said.

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