Assamese singer Simanta Shekhar resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party state executive committee and his primary membership, while also quitting as chairperson of the Assam State Film Corporation.
Shekhar stated that his resignation was due to personal reasons and clarified he would not join any other political party.
His departure followed his public criticism of BJP MLA Vijay Kumar Gupta for making ill-informed remarks about late cultural icon Zubeen Garg.