Congress Issues Notices to 150 Leaders For 'Anti-Party' Activities After Loss in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal:  Mhya Presh Congress's disciplinary committee met has issued show-cause notices to nearly 150 local leers who allegedly indulged in "anti-party" activities during November 2023 state assembly polls, where opposition outfit faced severe drubbing, a functionary said. notices, issued on Friday, are returnable in 10 days and those not giving satisfactory replies will face expulsion from party, he said.

state Congress's disciplinary committee met here on Friday.

In a press release, disciplinary committee chief and MPCC treasurer Ashok Singh warned that party will consider taking action against those who engaged in "anti-party" activities and failed to submit satisfactory reply within stipulated time.

Congress move comes more than a month after assembly poll results were declared and is part of an exercise by party to set its house in order before general elections and send out a clear message that internal sabotage and indiscipline won't be tolerated.

Congress's tough stance has mainly stemmed from a plethora of complaints it received from majority of 164 nominees who lost polls and blamed "internal sabotage" for ir defeat.

"If we don't get satisfactory explanation from those who h been served notices, we are going to expel m," a senior Congress functionary told PTI.

In meetings of state Congress's election and political affairs committees, defeated candidates and district officer-bearers held earlier this month, a demand was me for taking strong action against those who worked against party interest.

At Friday's meeting of disciplinary committee, its members endorsed decision to show door to party rebels who contested assembly polls. Congress has expelled a number of rebels who defied leership and fought against official candidates.

ruling BJP swept assembly elections by winning 163 seats out of total 230, reducing Congress tally to 66.