Rebel Congress leader Chaudhary Birender Singh’s name was removed from the Manifesto Committee of Haryana Congress in the backdrop of his imminent exit from the party.
The development took place after Chaudhary’s reply on show cause notice served by party high command in the wake of his meeting with BJP chief Amit Shah in Delhi a few days back.Singh had already been removed the congress party’s highest decision making body “Congress working committee” (CWC) on the day, when party leadership noticed the meeting between Singh and Shah.
However, the Rajya Sabha MP in his reply had admitted his meeting with Shah but saw nothing wromg in it. “What is wrong in it”… “I am in the congress party for the last 42 years, and I had also been meeting with INlD chief Om Prakash Chautala too in the past”, added Singh.Singh is expected to join BJP in a in Kaithal on August 18, in which Amit Shah has been invited as chief guest.
Congress has also removed former lok Sabha MP from Faridabad Avtar Singh Bhadana, from manifesto committee”s list. Earlier this week, Bhadana had submitted his resignation to the party high command and is expected to join INlD.Party has inducted two new names in place of these senior Congress leaders, former MP from Karnal Dr Arvind Sharma and Meena Mandal.