Vishvendra Singh gets AICC's show cause notice

JAIPUR: The AICC on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to Congress leader and former MP Vishvendra Singh for his alleged role in the violence committed at the party's function in Bharatpur on May 5.
The notice issued by AICC secretary and co-incharge for Rajasthan, Arun Yadav has given four days time to Singh to explain why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him in the light of the allegations.The former Bharatpur MP, who is a member of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), was summoned to New Delhi following the allegations against him. PCC chief Chandrabhan, in whose presence the violence was committed, had dispatched the complaint report to the party high command early this week.
The notice issued to Singh read: "The complaint is that on May 5, 2012 at around 11:30 am, you along with your supporters barged into the venue where the divisional level workshop of the party was being held in Bharatpur and that with the use of violent methods, tried to disrupt the function."
Speaking to TOI, Singh refuted the allegations and said he had explained his position to AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh. "The AICC general secretary has asked the PCC chief and others to refrain from making any public statements over the incident," Singh said. He claimed that he would not do anything to harm the party. "I have been playing an active role in helping the party government to amicably settle the Gujjar quota issue. Today I arranged a telephonic conversation between Digvijay Singh and Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla," the former Bharatpur MP said.
The AICC notice issued to Singh, meanwhile, says that it was he who was accused of making "irresponsible" public statements on the incident. "It has also been reported that you have made highly irresponsible statements with an intention to harm the party," the notice read.