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Chandigarh, The Disciplinary Action Committee of the Punjab Congress today announced the expulsion of the former Ludhiana district Congress Committee (Urban) chief and five others from the primary membership of the party.
The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the DAC held here last evening under the chairmanship of Mr Gopal Krishan Chatrath and attended by Mrs Gurkanwal Kaur and Mr Jaswant Singh Phapharke.
Others who have invited similar action include Mr Palwinder Singh Taggar, President, Block Congress Committee, Atma Nagar-1, Ludhiana, Mr Baljinder Singh (Bunty), President, Block Congress Committee, Ludhiana West-I, Mr Satwinder Jawaddi, President, Block Congress Committee, Ludhiana West-11, Mr Vinod Bhatla, President, Block Congress Committee and Mr Gursimran Singh Mand.
Mr Chatrath said these leaders had leveled wild and unsubstantiated against the Party President and senior Congress Leadership looking after the state affairs. They went to the extent of launching a movement for the ouster of the PPCC President, knowing fully well that he had been appointed by the party President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi. They were issued show cause notices in accordance with the due procedure.
Mr Chatrath said Mr Dewan admitted to not only having leveled allegations against the state party President but he also stuck to his stand in his reply.
The Disciplinary Action Committee also looked into the news cuttings showing Mr Dewan and his associates holding press conference at Chandigarh repeating the allegations on the day the AICC Vice President Mr Rahul Gandhi held meeting with office bearers of PPCC in the city. The committee noted with regret that these leaders had gone to Delhi, held press conferences and launched anti PCC President drive, burnt his effigies and repeated allegations which they had leveled in the press conference held earlier.
The members of the DAC were of the view that Mr Dewan and his associates’ conduct deserved serious action as they had surpassed all past cases of indiscipline so far noticed by them. It was felt that all the actions of these persons were well thought of and stage managed conspiracy to harm the image of the party in connivance with anti-Congress forces.
It was unanimously decided to expel them from the party and its primary membership for indulging in anti-party activities. Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, General Secretary Incharge has also been informed about this disciplinary action taken.
The committee was also of the firm view that stern action should be taken against all those who indulge in indiscipline of this magnitude and if such stringent action was not taken in time, it would severely harm the image of the party in the coming days
