Grappling with dissidence ahead of the crucial urban local body (ULB) polls, the State Congress expelled 17 leaders from the party for six years, charging them with anti -party activities. Informing, the state party vice-president Surya Kant Dhasmana said that the move had followed receipt of numerous complaints against some party leaders for working against the official party candidates for the polls. “The disciplinary committee of the party received such complaints and hence the action taken against those engaged in spiting the prospects of the party’s candidates at the ULB polls,” he said.
He made it clear that indiscipline would be sternly dealt with. The leaders who have been expelled from the party are Arun Uniyal, Anul Pasi, Mukesh Pasi, Golu, Rajendra Dhawan, Sanjay Thapa, Yashpal Dhawan and Sagar Gurung, all from Dehradun.
The party also expelled Kiran Singh, M D Sharma, Rajendra Bhanwar, Puneet Salonia, Digvijay Singh, Ravi Chaudhary and Kulwant Chaddha from Shivalik Nagar Municipal Council area. Besides, Pushpa Deupa from Didihat and Hamid Ali from Nagar Panchayat Kalakheda have been expelled on the same charge of anti-party activities.
Dhasmana said that the party has also sought explanation from many other leaders and if satisfactory reply is not received the party would take appropriate action against them too. “Ours is a disciplined party and nobody would be spared if it is found that the limit of discipline is crossed,” he warned.