Patna: The Congress on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 43 leaders, including former ministers, accusing them of anti-party activities during the Bihar assembly elections.
According to a release issued by the Congress, its Disciplinary Committee has sent the show-cause notices to the leaders for making statements which deviated from the official line of the party.
Among the 43 are former minister Veena Shahi, AICC member Madhurendra Kumar Singh, ex-general secretary of state Congress Kaisar Khan, former MLA Sudhir Kumar, and ex-MLC Ajay Kumar Singh.
President of the state Congress’ Disciplinary Committee, Kapil Dev Prasad Yadav, said, “All the leaders are directed to present a written clarification before the committee by noon on November 21.”
If the answer is not received within the stipulated time, the committee will be forced to take strict action, which includes expulsion from the primary membership of the party for six years, he added.
The committee pointed out that discipline and unity are high priorities for the party, and any act damaging these will be taken seriously.
List of Leaders Issued Show-Cause Notices
Those served notices include a mix of former ministers, former MLAs, district presidents, spokespersons, and senior office-bearers:
1.Afak Alam, former minister
2.Anand Madhav, former spokesperson
3.Chhatrapati Yadav, former MLA
4.Veena Shahi, former minister
5.Dr Ajay Kumar Singh, former MLC
6.Gajanand Shahi ‘Munna Shahi’, former MLA
7.Sudhir Kumar ‘Bunty Choudhary’, former MLA
8.Kanchana Kumari, president, Banka District Congress
9.Bacchu Kumar Biru, president, Saran District Congress
10.Raj Kumar Rajan, former Youth Congress president
11.Nagendra Paswan Vikal, former Youth Congress president
12.Madhurendra Kumar Singh, AICC member
13.Pradyumn Yadav, president, State Sports Cell
14.Sakeelur Rahman, former vice-president, Bihar Congress
15.Ashok Gagan, former spokesperson
16.Suraj Sinha, spokesperson
17.Urmila Singh Neelu, Mahila Congress
18.Sudha Mishra, Mahila Congress
19.Abdul Baqi Sajjan
20.Wasi Akhtar
21.Ramesh Singh
22.Kaishar Khan, former general secretary
23.Kundan Gupta, former head, OBC Cell
24.Raj Kumar Sharma, former president, Kisan Congress
25.Ashutosh Sharma, former district president, Patna Rural-1
26.Kumar Sanjeet
27.Neeraj Kumar
28.Rana Ajay Kumar Singh, former candidate
29.Rekha Patel, former AICC member
30.Reena Devi, Nalanda District Mahila Congress president
31.Ajay Pratap Singh
32.Shivneeti Singh, Khagaria
33.Suday Sharma, Patna Metropolitan
34.Sunita Kumari
35.Aditya Paswan, former vice-president, Sevadal
36.Rahul Mishra, Social Media Cell
37.Arvind Paswan
38.Khushboo Kumari, member, State Election Committee
39.Ravi Golden, Nalanda
40.Nidhi Pandey
41.Rajeev Mehta
42.Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Aurangabad
43.Ravi Singh Rajput, Aurangabad
The official release was signed by Nalin Kumar, Office Secretary, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee.
