Suspend Ex Punjab Congress Chief For 2 Years, Panel Recommends: Sources
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Sunil Jakhar had been critical of the party leadership for picking Charanjit Singh Channi as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the Punjab elections which the party lost.
Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar should be suspended for two years and removed from all party posts, the party's Disciplinary Committee recommended on Tuesday, in a move that is expected to be cleared by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, sources said.
The AK Anthony-led disciplinary panel of the Congress, which met in Delhi this morning, also recommended the removal of Kerala leader KV Thomas from all party positions for "anti-party activities", sources said.
It also called for the suspension of five party MLAs in Meghalaya, who had supported the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in the state, defying the party directives, they added.
The five-member Committee is chaired by senior party leader AK Antony and Tuesday's meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar, JP Aggarwal and G Parameswar, besides Mr Antony. Ambika Soni, seen as Mr Jakhar's bete noire, was not present during the meeting.
