Dehradun: Ahead of the assembly polls in Uttarakhand, Congress expelled its former Uttarakhand party chief Kishore Upadhyay on Wednesday for “indulging in anti-party activities”.
He was removed from the primary membership of the Congress party for six years.
Former Congress Chief of Uttarakhand, Kishore Upadhyay expelled from the party for 6 years for "anti-party activities". He was earlier removed from all posts as a disciplinary action.
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Mr Upadhyay was earlier removed from all posts in disciplinary action.
Former Congress Chief of Uttarakhand, Kishore Upadhyay expelled from the party for 6 years for "anti-party activities". pic.twitter.com/DBAfZAQKl8
— ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022
In a letter addressed to Upadhyay, Uttarakhand PCC in-charge Devender Yadav said that the dismissal had come after several warnings. Devender Yadav also accused Upadhyay of “hobnobbing” with the BJP and other political parties.
Kishore Upadhyay was the president of the Congress’ Uttarakhand unit from 2014 to 2017. According to sources, Upadhyaya is likely to join BJP today. News agency ANI reported that Upadhyaya could contest the Assembly polls from the Tehri constituency.