Kuldeep Bishnoi chides Congress for tolerating perpetual indiscipline and acting selectively after party expels him from all positions

Haryana Congress has alleged that Bishnoi, an MLA from the Adampur constituency in Hisar, did not vote for party candidate Ajay Maken

Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi. Tribune photo

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Chandigarh, June11

A day after losing the Rajya Sabha election in Haryana due to cross-voting, the Congress cracked the whip and expelled its legislator Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party positions.

The Haryana Congress has alleged that Bishnoi, an MLA from the Adampur constituency in Hisar, did not vote for the party candidate Ajay Maken and cross-voted in favour of Independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma, who was supported by the ruling BJP-JJP combine.

Following the suspension, Bishnoi has lashed out at Congress's senior leadership for not acting against indiscipline in the past and having different parameters for different leaders.

Had @incindia acted this swiftly & strongly in 2016 & on every other critical opportunity they’ve missed, they wouldn’t have been in such dire straits. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/3PoFkyA32r
— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) June 11, 2022

Congress also has rules for some leaders and exceptions for others. Rules are applied selectively. Indiscipline has been repeatedly ignored in the past. In my case, I listened to my soul & acted on my morals…2/2 pic.twitter.com/VwHy8NBWCE
— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) June 11, 2022

The Congress had 31 MLA and needed as many votes to win the Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana, but one of its legislators cross-voted and another's vote was cancelled.

"The Congress president has expelled Kuldeep Bishnoi from all his present party positions, including the post of special invitee of the Congress Working Committee, with immediate effect," a statement from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said.

Bishnoi had not attended any of the party meetings of its legislators and had said that he has voted as per his conscience.

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