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Yadav relents, to withdraw his resignation
Geetanjali Gayatri
Tribune News service

Falling in line Power Minister in the Hooda government, Yadav had put in his papers on Tuesday He accused the CM of bias in development and claimed he had been reduced to a rubber stamp A closed-door meeting was organised between Yadav and the CM on Wednesday morning after which he decided to withdraw his resignation

Chandigarh, July 30
A day after resigning as a minister from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, Power Minister Capt Ajay Yadav on Wednesday evening, it is learnt, decided to withdraw his resignation. The minister had put in his papers citing bias in development and appointments in government.

Yadav remained inaccessible after his late evening meeting with Congress general secretary and in charge of Haryana Shakeel Ahmed. But the senior central party leader confirmed that Yadav had agreed to withdraw his resignation.

"He had some misunderstanding with the CM. We have taken note of the issues he had raised. These will be addressed. He has decided to withdraw his resignation tomorrow morning. He also met the CM earlier in the day and differences have been resolved," Ahmed said. Yadav was summoned to Delhi by Ahmed after 
his resignation.

Sources said a closed-door meeting was held between Yadav and the CM this morning after which he is learnt to have relented.

At a press meet today, Hooda also appeared unfazed by yesterday's development and said he had asked Yadav to reconsider his decision. "I haven't heard from him after that," he said. When told that Yadav had alleged bias in development and claimed that he had been reduced to a rubber stamp, Hooda said: "Wait till tomorrow to see what he says." Yadav maintained that he was going to Delhi and would be able to take a call only after meeting Ahmed. "I have not made up my mind, but I want to stick to my decision. I don't want a cabinet berth," he had claimed on Wednesday afternoon.