Congress notice to Ratia MLA over ‘anti-party’ conduct

The Haryana Congress Legislature Party has issued a show-cause notice to Ratia MLA Jarnail Singh seeking to initiate his disqualification under the anti-defection law for allegedly defying the party whip and engaging in anti-party activities during the Assembly’s Monsoon Session.

The notice, issued by Congress chief whip and Rohtak MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra, asks Mr. Singh to explain why his conduct should not be treated as “voluntarily giving up his membership of the Congress”.

He has sought a point-wise response to 17 questions and asked Mr. Singh to explain why proceedings for his disqualification should not be initiated.

Mr. Singh, who was elected on a Congress ticket, was among the five MLAs suspended from the party’s primary membership in April for allegedly voting against the party nominee in the Rajya Sabha election.