Bhubaneswar: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) disciplinary committee served show cause notices to senior party leaders from Odisha – Chiranjib Biswal and Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammed Moquim, for their alleged anti-party statements.
The two Congress leaders were served showcase notices for their statements against the party affairs at a function at Suchana Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on May 8. Both have been accused of violating the party discipline and asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them.
During the programme at Suchana Bhawan ahead of the Jharsuguda by-poll on May 10, Biswal said that the selection of the party candidate for the by-poll was wrong. He had also questioned the campaign committee for the by-poll.
Biswal had said that while the party has only nine MLAs in the Odisha Assembly, 20 leaders aspire to become Chief Minister and this has affected the unity in the party.
Incidentally, both Moquim and Biswal were left out of the list of star campaigners of the Congress for the Jharsuguda by-poll.
Meanwhile, Moquim claimed that he is yet to receive any show cause notice. While this is the first show cause notice for Chiranjib, Moquim was served show cause notice for voting in favour of President Droupadi Murmu during the Presidential polls.
