Congress Expels Sanjay Nirupam For 6 Years Over Indiscipline And Anti-Party Statements

Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from Congress for six years after complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements.

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from the party on Wednesday for six years. ( Image Source :PTI )

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from the party on Wednesday for six years after complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements. His expulsion was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approves the expulsion of Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years after complaints of indiscipline & anti-party statements. pic.twitter.com/xGhPThk1wu

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The action against the Maharashtra Congress leader came after the Maharashtra unit of the grand old paty initiated disciplinary action for his recent remarks targeting party ally and Maha Vikas Aghadi member Shiv Sena (UBT) in the state.

"Taking note of complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements, Congress president (Mallikarjun Kharge) has approved the expulsion of Sanjay Nirupam from the party for six years with immediate effect," an official communication from the party said.

The Congress has dropped former MP Nirupam's name from the list of star campaigners. The demand for action against him grew after he castigated the state leadership for "ceding" constituencies in Mumbai to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena during seat-sharing talks for the Lok Sabha elections.

"The Congress has dropped Nirupam's name from the list of star campaigners and disciplinary action has been initiated against him for his utterances against the party and the state unit leadership," state party president Nana Patole told reporters after attending a meeting of the party's campaign committee in Mumbai, as reported by news agency PTI. 

The former MP from Mumbai North, Nirupam, had hit out at the state leadership of the Congress after the Shiv Sena (UBT) declared its candidates for four out of six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai, including the Mumbai North West seat, which Nirupam was believed to be eyeing.