Gandhinagar, Oct. 17 -- Gujarat Minister designate Prafulkumar Naranbhai Pansuriya on Friday said that his resignation, submitted yesterday, was not accepted and affirmed that he will willingly take on any responsibility assigned to him, adding that he respects all decisions of the party high command.

Speaking to ANI, Pansuriya said, "The resignation I rendered yesterday was not accepted... I will accept any responsibility given to me... Every decision of the party high command is acceptable to me..."

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Lavingji Thakor said that the ruling "BJP respects every community equally" while showing full faith in the party.

"Today I received an invitation to the swearing-in ce...