6 UP Cong MLAs expelled for cross voting in RS poll

LUCKNOW: Acting on a report of State party unit, the Congress on Tuesday expelled six UP MLAs for cross-voting in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha polls. The Congress has 29 MLAs in UP. The six legislators who have been expelled are: Mohammad Muslim, Nawab Qazim Ali, Dilnawaz Khan, Madhuri Verma, Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal and Vijay Dubey.

LUCKNOW: Acting on the report of state party unit, the Congress on Tuesday expelled six UP MLAs for cross-voting in the recently concluded elections to the Rajya Sabha, according to national general secretary of the party, Janardan Dwivedi.

The Congress has 29 MLAs in UP. The six legislators who have been expelled for indulging in antiparty activity by cross-voting in the RS polls are Mohammad Muslim from Amethi, who was the chief whip of the party, Nawab Qazim Ali (Rampur), Dilnawaz Khan (Bulandhahar), Madhuri Verma (Bahraich), Sanjay Pratap Jaiswal (Basti) and Vijay Dubey.

Of these, while the three Muslim MLAs gave their first preference vote to BSP candidates, the three others voted in favour of BJP backed independent candidate Preeti Mahapatra.

Mohammand Muslim was removed the same day from the post of party chief whip by the state Congress by CLP leader Pradeep Mathur.

State legislature party leader, Mathur when contacted by Hindustan Times confirmed he had submitted the report on the anti-party activities of these MLAs to the party general secretary on Monday for necessary action. AZAD TO MEET PARTY WORKERS ON JUNE 16

Congress general secretary and newly appointed party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad would meet party workers and leaders here on Thursday. This would be his first visit to the state capital after being made in-charge of the state by the party.