Cong suspends its Buxar chief after Kharge rally

Patna: The Congress on Monday suspended its Buxar district president Manoj Kumar Pandey on the charge of mismanagement during the public meeting of party president Mallikarjun Kharge there on Sunday.Empty chairs welcomed Kharge when he reached Buxar district to address ‘Jai Bapu-Jai Bhim-Jai Samvidhan' rally."Only a few hundred people were present at the venue — Dalsagar Football Ground, about 10km west from Buxar town — when Kharge reached there. More than 90% of the chairs arranged for the public were seen unoccupied when Kharge was sitting at the dais," a person who attended the rally said.Kharge also looked angry with the poor turnout as the Buxar meeting was crucial for the Congress in the run up to the state assembly election due in Oct-Nov. State Congress media cell chairman Rajesh Rathorre said Pandey was suspended with immediate effect due to irregularities in discharging the responsibilities given to him, not coordinating with the state leadership. Patna: The Congress on Monday suspended its Buxar district president Manoj Kumar Pandey on the charge of mismanagement during the public meeting of party president Mallikarjun Kharge there on Sunday.Empty chairs welcomed Kharge when he reached Buxar district to address ‘Jai Bapu-Jai Bhim-Jai Samvidhan' rally."Only a few hundred people were present at the venue — Dalsagar Football Ground, about 10km west from Buxar town — when Kharge reached there. More than 90% of the chairs arranged for the public were seen unoccupied when Kharge was sitting at the dais," a person who attended the rally said.Kharge also looked angry with the poor turnout as the Buxar meeting was crucial for the Congress in the run up to the state assembly election due in Oct-Nov. State Congress media cell chairman Rajesh Rathorre said Pandey was suspended with immediate effect due to irregularities in discharging the responsibilities given to him, not coordinating with the state leadership.