The disciplinary motion committee of the Congress get together has advisable the suspension of senior Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar from the organisation for 2 years. The panel, headed by AK Antony, has additionally referred to as for the elimination of senior Kerala chief KV Thomas from all get together positions with instant impact.
The panel’s advice for Jakhar’s suspension got here after Punjab AICC in-charge, Harish Chaudhary, wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi drawing her consideration to a few of the statements made by Jakhar within the latest previous. Chaudhary’s letter was then forwarded by Sonia Gandhi to the Antony-headed disciplinary motion committee.
“….You have made derogatory statements against Congress leaders and also attributed motives to the leadership of thinking on communal lines while deciding the leadership of CLP Punjab,” a show-cause discover issued by Tariq Anwar, member secretary of the disciplinary motion committee, stated referring to Chaudhary’s letter.
The discover additional stated that the remarks had been in gross violation of the get together’s ethos. “The committee deliberated and decided to give you an opportunity to explain your action and decided to issue (a) show cause notice (to you on) why action should not be taken as per the Party Constitution XIX(f)(5),” the discover learn.
While Jakhar drew criticism after he labelled former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as a legal responsibility and claimed that the get together determined towards his personal candidature as chief minister since he’s a Hindu, the discover to Kerala veteran Thomas got here after the get together’s state unit sought motion towards him for attending a seminar organised by the CPM on the sidelines of the get together’s nationwide conclave in Kannur.
Both Thomas and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor had accepted the invitation, Tharoor withdrew from the occasion after a directive from Sonia Gandhi whereas Thomas refused to conform. KPCC president Okay Sudhakaran then wrote to Sonia Gandhi demanding strict disciplinary motion towards him.
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