Bihar Congress Expels 7 Leaders Over Anti-Party Activities After Poll Debacle, Dissidents Label It 'Scapegoating Tactic'

The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC), in a strict action against internal dissent in the Congress party over the Bihar poll debacle, expelled 7 party leaders on Monday. The party has suspended the primary membership of the leader due to the alleged anti-party activities and violation of discipline during the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections.

The Chairman of the BPCC disciplinary committee, Kapildeo Prasad Yadav, issued the expulsion order Today.

The action has sparked controversy with rebels describing the move as an act of scapegoating to protect senior leadership from accountability.

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As per the party release, the membership of the leaders was revoked as they were accused of deviating from the party’s core ideology, breaching organisational decorum and issuing misleading statements outside party platforms.

The Committee said that the leaders, who were expelled, used to criticise the party's decision on media platforms and even talked about the baseless allegations of ticket racketeering, which damaged the party’s image.

The committee also clarified that there was no ticket racketeering as candidates were selected after thorough reviews by observers, the Pradesh Election Committee, and the All India Congress Committee (AICC), with consent from central observer Avinash Pandey.

Explanations Of Expelled Leaders Unsatisfactory: BPCC

The Committee emphasised that the explanations provided by the expelled leaders were unsatisfactory and that they had violated three out of five disciplinary norms, including spreading confusion within the organisation.

“Despite the appointment of assembly observers with central approval, these leaders continued their indiscipline,” the order noted.

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List Of Expelled Congress Leaders

The Leaders whose membership was revoked include: Aditya Paswan, former vice president of Congress Seva Dal; Shakeelur Rahman, former vice president of the BPCC; Raj Kumar Sharma, former president of Kisan Congress; Raj Kumar Rajan, former president of state Youth Congress; Kundan Gupta, former president of extremely backward department; Kanchana Kumari, president of Banka district Congress committee and Ravi Golden from Nalanda District.