Congress issues notice to MLA for attending UP Assembly session

Congress on Friday issued a show-cause tice to Rae Bareli MLA iti Singh for defying whip and attending 36-hour special session of Uttar Presh Legislative Assembly. It has asked her to submit reply within two days. " party h decided to boycott two-day session of House and h also issued a whip to ensure that MLA attends it. You were also informed about it individually but you defied party instructions," Congress Legislature Party leer Ajay Kumar Lallu said in tice.

iti Singh remained absent from Congress' function

"You defied party whip and took part in proceedings. This amounts to indiscipline and anti-party activity," Lallu said, asking her to submit reply in two days or else action will be taken against her. Congress MLA who h remained absent from Congress's Gandhi Jayanti functions led by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on October 2, surprised all by attending proceedings of House same evening, "rising above party lines".

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Y Plus category security provided to MLA

iti Singh has been provided Y-Plus category security, a day after she attended special session. "On recommendations of district committee for purpose, Y Plus category security has been extended to MLA iti Singh," Rae Bareli SP Swapnil Mamgai said. iti Singh h sought equate security after her motorce was attacked on May 14. She h been accompanying Zila panchayat members for a floor test when her convoy was attacked, allegedly by sitting chairman, Awesh Singh.

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Congress workers protested against her

SUV in which iti Singh was travelling overturned and she h sustained mir injuries. She h lodged a complaint and in August, Rae Bareli Police h arrested accomplices of Awesh Singh. In Rae Bareli, Youth Congress workers std a protest against her on Friday evening and raised slogans demanding her resignation from party. " local unit workers are unhappy over manner in which she remained absent from party programme in Luckw and inste attended session in assembly," Congress spokesman Lalaash Kiran Pratap Singh said. workers who squatted on ros carried placards with slogans against Congress MLA.

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