Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak on Friday served a show-cause notice to Cuttack-Barabati MLA Mohammed Moquim for casting his vote to NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu against the party’s decision thereby indulging in anti-party activity.
Pattanayak asked the legislator to submit his response in two weeks.
“Whereas you are indulging yourself and deliberately acting and carrying on propaganda against the programmes and decision of the Congress and as you are frequently addressing the electronic media deliberately acting in a way calculated to lower the prestige of Congress and carrying on propaganda against Congress and its office-bearers thereof,” the notice read.
“Please explain within two weeks why disciplinary action shall not be taken against you as deemed proper as per the constitution of the Indian National Congress (INC) and its rules,” the PCC said in the notice.
Earlier, the PCC chief had announced that the party would support UPA candidate Yashwant Sinha for the country’s highest Constitutional post.
Notably, Moquim had stated that he voted for Droupadi Murmu giving respect to the sentiments of the people of Odisha as she belongs to the soil of the State (“Matira Jhiaku vote Deli).