New Delhi: The Congress disciplinary meeting is set to be held on Monday, sources said.
According to a report by news agency ANI, the meeting will have discussion over the actions of the party leaders KV Thomas from Kerala, Sunil Kumar Jakhar from Punjab and a few other party leaders from Mizoram. Action will also be taken against all those leaders who have violated the rules of the grand old party.
Although the venue of the meeting has not been decided yet, it will be held at 12 noon on Monday, sources said.
It is to be noted that in defiance of the party’s decision, KV Thomas attended a seminar organised by the CPI(M) in Kannur After which the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Saturday wrote to party chief Sonia Gandhi, recommending a “strict and befitting disciplinary action" against the senior Congress leader, alleging that his decision to attend a seminar organised by the CPI(M) was a ‘pre-planned’ one.
Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, obeyed the order of his party leadership and declined the invitation to the seminar. Senior party leader PJ Kurien said that Thomas "disobeyed" the directives of the Congress.
Meanwhile, Sunil Jakhar reportedly passed ‘objectionable’ remarks targeting former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for being an SC leader.
It is to be noted that the Congress reconstituted this committee in view of the cases of ‘indiscipline’ coming to the fore in the party.
The grand old party has also appointed senior leader and former Defence Minister AK Antony as the president of the panel.