Punjab unit of the Congress party on Saturday issued a showcause notice to senior leader Jagmeet Brar after his comments on party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi left the party leaders embarrassed.
Taking serious note of the irresponsible and highly undesirable utterances of former MP Jagmeet Singh Brar, Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa issued a showcause notice to him asking him to explain his conduct by August 5.
Bajwa said that the notice was issued following a directive from Congress general secretary and Punjab in-charge Shakeel Ahmad.
Brar had on Friday said Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should take a break (holiday) for two years following the party’s debacle in the lok Sabha polls.
The PPCC chief said that he had gone through his statement appearing in the media criticising the party leadership which had been taken seriously as such irresponsible behaviour was not expected from a leader like him.
In case, he had some issues, the same could have been raised at the party forum instead of airing the views through the media.
He pointed out that his statement, seeking a break for the party president and vice president for two years, was irresponsible at a time when the party was seriously discussing the causes and remedies of the setback suffered in recent elections.
Moreover, the party in Punjab was facing two crucial byelections. Such statements coming from senior leaders like him had the potential of damaging the prospects of the Congress candidates, he added.