Jha announced her resignation from the post amidst a press conference in the Capital today. Talking to the journalists at the press conference, Jha said she tried her best to revive the literary organisation which was in a pathetic situation when she took over as Prakashan’s chairperson more than three years ago.

“I was in the receiving end of several criticisms and complaints but I was given clean chit by Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority and later by a government-formed probe committee,” she said.

CIAA had earlier registered a corruption case at the Special Court against Jha. She also resigned as central member of Sadhbhawana Party with immediate effect from Saturday.

Last year, Chairperson Jha had staged a fast-unto-death protest floating a 5-point charter of demands on the name of the government.