SHILLONG:
The Congress on Wednesday decided to suspend its five legislators for three years for anti-party activities.
Confirming this over phone, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Vincent H Pala said that decision was taken by the disciplinary action committee of the AICC.
“Though I am yet to get the order but I was informed that they have decided to suspend all the five MLAs for three years,” he said.
Pala said that the order will be sent to the five MLAs immediately.
The panel, which met here this morning, recommended the suspension of the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya for supporting the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) in the state, defying the party’s directives.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the disciplinary panel’s recommendations.
Sonia Gandhi had received a letter from Pala regarding the five MLAs’ action in supporting the present bJP-backed government there.
The committee has said that it discussed the issue extensively and resolved to suspend the MLAs Ampareen Lyngdoh, P T Sawkmie, Kimfa Marbaniang, Mayralborn Syiem and Mohendro Rapsang for a period of three years from the date of this meeting, the sources said.