Guwahati: Congress has suspended MLA Sashikanta Das, who has stirred up controversy by touching the foot of the minister of Himanta Buswa Sarma and BJP President Bhabesh Kalita.
DAS, a legislator from Raha in Central Assam, said in his reply to the party notice party that he would support the government led by BJP from the Congress to deliver development in its election.
PCC President PCC PCC Bhupen Kumar Borah told Tii on Saturday that “traitors” MLA would not decide the fate of the Congress in the upcoming election.
“A party is reinforced by dedicated workers, not MLA with personal interests that weaken their own party stands against our rival BJP,” Borah said.
He said the DAS reply was unacceptable because the legislator “supports BJP support from within the Congress”.
Borah said Congress had received other video recordings of meetings where the watershed spoke like a BJP leader.
“After he (DAS) touched the foot of the President of BJP State, it was a big insult to the ideology of the congress and embarrassing for us.
We are not satisfied with the answer to the Showcuse notification in this matter.
He did not appear for the meeting of the Congress legislative party held a few days ago, Where he was called, “Borah said.