Uttar Pradesh: 10 Leaders Expelled From UP Congress For 'Indiscipline' and Defying AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
The big names who were sacked for not following the discipline of the party include former minister Satyadev Tripathi, ex-home minister RK Dwivedi, former Youth Congress Swayam Prakash Goswami among others.
Lucknow, November 25: The Uttar Pradesh state unit of the Congress party has come down hard on the rebels and the old guard who revolted against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and resisted her attempts to renew the state unit of the Congress party. The big names who were sacked for not following the discipline of the party include former minister Satyadev Tripathi, ex-home minister RK Dwivedi, former Youth Congress Swayam Prakash Goswami among others. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Writes Open Letter to People of Uttar Pradesh, Vows to Change Face of Politics.
The leaders were given showcause notice before being removed from the party. However, they were given less than 24 hours to respond, following which they were expelled from the Congress on the grounds of indiscipline and defying party rules, reported The Times of India. Priyanka Gandhi Will Make No Difference to BJP's Poll Prospects in Uttar Pradesh, Says Yogi Adityanath.
The disciplinary action is indicative of the fact that Priyanka is eager to revamp the Uttar Pradesh Congress before the 2022 assembly elections. The UP Congress Disciplinary Committee passed the order expelling the senior members of the party. The UP Congress Disciplinary Committee members include Ajay Rai, Shyam Kishor Shukla and Imran Masood.
The Congress had appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East). Then Congress President Rahul Gandhi made the announcement months before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It was hailed as masterstroke by many political observers.
However, the Congress had a dismal showing in the Lok Sabha Elections in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress could win only one seat in the 80 seat state. Sonia Gandhi retained her seat from Congress bastion Rae Bareily. However, Rahul Gandhi lost the family seat of Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani.
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