Bengaluru, June 19: The Karnataka Congress suspended its senior legislator from Bengaluru R. Roshan Baig for anti-party activities, a party official said late Tuesday. "Baig has been suspended with immediate effect for his anti-party activities," said state Congress General Secretary V.Y. Ghorpade in a statement here.

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved Baig's suspension on the recommendation of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) to take action against him on the basis of an enquiry into his activities. Shakeel Ahmed Suspended by Congress for 6 Years for Contesting as Independent Candidate From Madhubani Lok Sabha Seat.

Baig, a former Congress minister, is an eight-time legislator from the Shivajinagar Assembly segment from the city centre.

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