Dehradun, March 16 -- Uttarakhand Parliamentary Affairs and Finance Minister Premchand Aggarwal on Sunday submitted his resignation from the cabinet to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

While announcing his resignation to the media, Aggarwal got emotional. He said that he would keep contributing to the development of Uttarakhand.

"I always want my state to develop and keep moving forward. Whatever my contribution will be required, I will do that for this. I have decided to resign from my post," he told reporters.

In February of this year, Aggarwal's remarks in the State Assembly caused a political controversy, with various organisations and political parties demanding his resignation.

In a heated discussion with a Congress MLA, the ...