Maharashtra Congress suspends Jha after he tweets in Pilot’s praise

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Updated At : 12:48 PM Jul 15, 2020 IST

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New Delhi, July 14

Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat today suspended Sanjay Jha from the party membership of the state unit. The notice blamed Jha for “anti-party activities and breach of party discipline”.

The suspension came after Jha tweeted in Sachin Pilot’s favour, saying, “For five years, Pilot gave his blood, toil, tears and sweat to the party. The Congress came back from 21 seats to 100. We just gave him a performance bonus.” — TNS

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