Indian Youth Congress suspends 83 office-bearers across MP, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for failing to attend I.N.D.I. Alliance’s rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan

83 office holders from three states have been suspended by the Youth Congress.
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The Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress on Tuesday, 3rd November, suspended 60 office-bearers for failing to attend the Congress-led I.N.D.I. Alliance’s rally held at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, 1st November. The suspended members include five vice-presidents, 14 general secretaries, 32 secretaries and nine district presidents. The action was taken following instructions from the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national leadership.

The suspension order, dated 3rd November, was shared by the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress on its official X account. It stated, “Taking serious note of your absence from the Delhi event, the IYC Leadership has decided to suspend the following office bearers with immediate effect until further notice.”

The order was signed by IYC general secretary and Madhya Pradesh in-charge Shivi Singh Chauhan, along with co-in-charges Roopesh Bhadauria and Yajnavalkya Shrikant Jichkar. Those suspended include vice-presidents Shivraj Yadav, Rajveer Singh Kudiya, Yogita Singh Parihar, Pramod Singh Khare and Niraj Patel. Several district Youth Congress presidents from places such as Maihar, Agar, Neemuch, Burhanpur, Anuppur, Guna, Barwani, Chhatarpur and Bhind have also been suspended.

Haryana and Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress units also suspend office-bearers

The action was not limited to Madhya Pradesh. The Haryana Youth Congress also suspended 10 office-bearers for not attending the 1st November rally. The list includes state vice-president Navdeep Dalal, eight state general secretaries and Rohtak district president Sushil Hooda.

The suspension order, issued on Monday, 2nd November, described their absence as “organisational indiscipline” and said they would remain suspended until further notice. It was signed by state in-charge Satywan Gahlot, co-in-charges Meemansha Arya and Priyanka Chandeliya, state president Nishit Kataria and working president Soumil Sandhu.

In Himachal Pradesh, another Congress-ruled state, 13 Youth Congress office-bearers were suspended for missing the rally. They include two vice-presidents, eight general secretaries and three secretaries.

Congress suspends 83 office-bearers despite claiming rally was successful

Notably, the Congress had projected the 1st November rally as a major show of Opposition strength and claimed that it had attracted a large number of supporters. However, the party’s youth wing has now suspended at least 83 office-bearers across Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for failing to attend the same event.

The action has raised questions about the party’s claims of a successful mobilisation. While Congress leaders presented the rally as a significant gathering, the youth wing’s suspension orders show that dozens of its own office-bearers did not turn up.

Written by OpIndia Staff
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