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- Published: June 11, 2022 22:02
New Delhi: In the latest development after the Haryana Rajya Sabha election, Congress president Sonia Gandhi removed MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party positions with immediate effect.
Earlier, it was reported that the party is considering expelling Bishnoi from membership of the Congress Working Committee (Special invitee). Notably, Congress candidate Ajay Makhan lost the election by a very narrow margin to the BJP-backed independent candidate and media baron Kartikeya Sharma.
Following his removal from the party, Bishnoi took to Twitter to share his view, ”Had
@incindia acted this swiftly & strongly in 2016 & on every other critical opportunity they’ve missed, they wouldn’t have been in such dire straits.”
”Congress also has rules for some leaders and exceptions for others. Rules are applied selectively. Indiscipline has been repeatedly ignored in the past. In my case, I listened to my soul & acted on my morals,” wrote Bishnoi in the second tweet.
Congress also has rules for some leaders and exceptions for others. Rules are applied selectively. Indiscipline has been repeatedly ignored in the past. In my case, I listened to my soul & acted on my morals…2/2 pic.twitter.com/VwHy8NBWCE
— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) June 11, 2022
Polling was held on June 10 to elect two members to the Upper House of Parliament from Haryana. BJP’s Krishan Lal Panwar scored a comfortable victory with 31 votes, leaving the battle for the second seat between Maken and Sharma.
Out of 90 MLAs in the Haryana Legislative Assembly, independent candidate Balraj Kundu abstained and a vote of Congress was rejected leaving 88 votes valid. Sharma, who was backed by the BJP and its ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), got 29.6 votes while Maken received 29 votes.