MINUTES after filing his nomination as an independent candidate supported by Samajwadi Party (SP) in Lucknow for a fresh term in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal claimed that he had resigned from his parent party on May 16 as he wanted to have an "independent voice" in the country.
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