<div class="story-kicker">Patidar leader, who resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, has said that the "Congress's aversion to pro-Hindu policies" was hurting it.</div> <div class="story-header-wrapper"> <div class="story-header-ad"> A day after dumping Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel trained his guns on the party, saying that its tendency to distance itself from pro-Hindu developments was hurting the party. His comments came amid the ongoing Gyanpavi Masjid Controversy. “There are many Mahadev devotees in India. If a Shivling is recovered from a Masjid or some other place, it should connect our faiths. We should openly welcome this. But our [Congress] leaders tend to move away from decisions in favor of Hindus. This is hurting Congress,” Patel said. Patel resigned from Congress on May 18. He took to Twitter to announce his decision and shared an image of his resignation letter. In his letter, he had alleged that the Congress's senior leadership was more focussed on ensuring that a chicken sandwich for leaders who have come from Delhi is delivered on time. While dismissing “rumors” of him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hardik Patel said, "Till now, there is no decision on joining BJP." However, when asked about his opposition to the BJP during his Patidar stir in 2017, Patel seemed to soften his stance on the saffron party. “If a party in power works for people’s development, I will praise it. They worked to build the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. When the Supreme Court verdict came in 2019, I applauded it and even contributed towards the building of the temple.” He also praised the abrogation of Article 370 and said: “I shall praise all good works.” <div class="inline-story-add"></div> <div id="v-indiatoday-in"></div> <div id="teads-ad"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1608816628908-0" data-google-query-id="CMfBuPOh7fcCFQ9IKwodr3wNdQ"></div> </div> </div> </div>