Cong leader expelled from party for 6 yrs

Prayagraj

: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) has expelled senior party leader Jitendra Tiwari for six years from the party’s primary membership on the charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities. Tiwari had also been accused of levelling false charges against senior party leaders for seeking money to provide tickets in state assembly polls.Tiwari was also seeking a party ticket to contest polls from Karchhana assembly seat of the Prayagraj district and he had allegedly ransacked the party’s district committee office at Zero road a few days back. Congress’s district spokesman

Haseeb

Ahmad told TOI that

Tiwari

was working against party during the state assembly polls. The action against Tiwari was initiated by the UPCC on the recommendations of president of Prayagraj district congress committee. Haseeb added, "After the announcement of candidates by party high command on February 7, Tiwari was seeking candidature from Karchhana assembly seat and he had also levelled allegations against senior party leaders for seeking money to offer ticket. Haseeb also claimed that he along with his supporters had ransacked furniture and posters at the office of District Congress Committee at Zero Road and also damaged the portraits of senior party leaders.