Kerala Congress Suspends 3 Partymen For Threatening Vegetable Vendor To Pay Rs 2,000 For 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

The Kerala Congress state president took the step after a video of the party workers threatening the vegetable shop owner who refused to pay for Bharat Joda Yatra went viral on social media.

K Sudhakaran

Source : Twitter/@SudhakaranINC

Chennai: Indian National Congress' Kerala president K Sudhakaran suspended three party workers for allegedly threatening shop owners to provide Rs 2,000 for Bharat Jodo Yatra held by the party in Kollam. 

Taking to Twitter, K Sudhakaran said, “Three party workers involved in an unacceptable incident in Kollam have been suspended with immediate effect. They do not represent our ideology and such behaviour is inexcusable. The party is crowdfunding small donations voluntarily unlike others who get corporate donations.”

Three party workers involved in an unacceptable incident in Kollam have been suspended with immediate effect. They do not represent our ideology and such behaviour is inexcusable. The party is crowdfunding small donations voluntarily unlike others who get corporate donations.

— K Sudhakaran (@SudhakaranINC) September 16, 2022

The Congress state president took the step after a video of the party workers threatening the vegetable shop owner went viral on social media.

Earlier, the viral video showed three Congress members entering a vegetable shop in a market and threatening the owner when he denied contributing money for the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Kollam.

Kerala | Vegetable shop owner threatened by Congress workers for not contributing Rs 2000 in fund collection for 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Kollam

(Photo source: Screenshot from viral video) pic.twitter.com/vzQaRWqwiB

— ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2022

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi completed the yatra in Thiruvanathapuram in Kerala on September 14 and started the yatra from Kollam. On Friday, he resume the yatra from Polayathodu in Kollam district. 

He was accompanied by Kerala state Assembly's Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan, AICC General Secretary incharge KC Venugopal, senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, K Muraleedharan among others.