SADAR HILLS, November 18 (NNN): Reaffirming their decision taken on during the last meeting at Members’ Lounge in the Administrative building of Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council (ADC) at Kangpokpi on November 2 over Sadar Hills issue, the Congress councilors today tendered a mass resignation from the party today. The mass resignation letter was submitted to the President, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee this afternoon. The Congress councillors stated that "we feel betrayed and humiliated by the state Government’s last minute cancellation of its plan for inauguration of Sadar Hills as a full-fledged district". It also said that taking into account the sentiment of the people for over 40 year long "betrayal" and failure on the part of the state Government "we are compelled to take this drastic decision of leaving the Congress party which we owed allegiance and loyalty with trust for years till today". Among others, the Congress councillors who appended signature on the mass the resignation included Chairman Haokholal Hangshing, Vice Chairman Thangjakam Misao, who is also the President of District Congress Committee, Sadar Hills, Executive Member Lunthang Haokip, who is also the Vice President of District Congress Committee Sadar Hills. Earlier, Seikhosat Kipgen, elected member of 4-T.Waichong District Council Constituency tendered his resignation from the Congress party yesterday to the General Secretary, Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee. Altogether, 19 Congress councillors including Dama Vaiphei, who is yet to append his signature, tendered their resignation from the Indian National Congress (INC). Meanwhile, during the emergency meeting the Congress councilors also formed an alliance christened as ‘Sadar Hills Democratic Party’ with immediate effect. The JAC Sadar Hills also said that an emergency meeting of JAC Sadar Hills will be held tomorrow, Saturday, at Kangpokpi at 11 am but he did not disclose the agendas of the meeting.