India, July 19 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and singer-turned-politician Anmol Gagan Maan on Sunday resigned as a member of the Punjab Assembly, announcing her decision to quit politics altogether.

The Kharar MLA submitted her resignation to Punjab assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan.

"My heart is heavy, but I have decided to leave politics. My resignation from the post of MLA to the Speaker should be accepted," Maan wrote in Punjabi on X (formerly Twitter).

"My best wishes are with the party. I hope the Punjab government will live up to the expectations of the people," she added.

Maan was elected from Kharar in the 2022 Punjab assembly elections and briefly served as a minister in the Bhagwant Mann-led cabinet. She held key por...