The Congress has issued show-cause notices to four of its Haryana MLAs who allegedly cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.
The action comes after the party on Wednesday named four out of the five legislators it suspected of defying the official line. The name of the fifth MLA has not been disclosed yet.
Of this, two MLAs on Thursday denied that they had cross-voted and said that their names are being dragged into the episode unnecessarily.
The party has directed the four legislators to reply within a week of receiving the notices and explain why disciplinary action should not be initiated against them.
“We have served show-cause notices to the four party MLAs,” Dharampal Malik, chairman of the state Congress disciplinary committee, told PTI over phone.
The notices state that it has been brought to the attention of the party leadership that the MLAs allegedly cast their vote in a manner contrary to prescribed procedures and official direction issued by the party, …​The Congress has issued show-cause notices to four of its Haryana MLAs who allegedly cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.
The action comes after the party on Wednesday named four out of the five legislators it suspected of defying the official line. The name of the fifth MLA has not been disclosed yet.
Of this, two MLAs on Thursday denied that they had cross-voted and said that their names are being dragged into the episode unnecessarily.
The party has directed the four legislators to reply within a week of receiving the notices and explain why disciplinary action should not be initiated against them.
“We have served show-cause notices to the four party MLAs,” Dharampal Malik, chairman of the state Congress disciplinary committee, told PTI over phone.
The notices state that it has been brought to the attention of the party leadership that the MLAs allegedly cast their vote in a manner contrary to prescribed procedures and official direction issued by the party, … ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
