Ranchi: As many as 4 Congress leaders from Jharkhand, including state General Secretary Alok Dubey and Dr. Rajesh Gupta have been sacked for 6 years.

While recommeding the suspension of Alok Dubey, Lal Kishor Nath Shahdeo, Dr. Rajesh Gupta, and Sadhu Sharan Gope, the Disciplinary Committee cited that the leaders were suspended for their activities against state leadership.

Earlier on January 8, Jharkhand Congress Disciplinary Committee recommended suspending 5 party leaders for their ‘anti-party’ activities and ‘false’ remarks against the party’s state chief Rajesh Thakur and the state-in-charge.

Among the five leaders against whom the suspension notice was recommended alos included Sunil Kumar Singh.

Brijendra Prasad Singh, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, said that in the past, clarification was sought from 7 party leaders for tarnishing the image of the party and making statements against the state president, for which a meeting of the Disciplinary Committee was held at the Congress office today.

“Out of 7 leaders, three leaders gave their explanation, in which we are satisfied after reading the explanation of General Secretary Anil Ojha, Rakesh Tiwari, while the explanation of Sadhu Sharan Gop was not satisfactory, suspension action has been recommended against them,” he said.

Singh said that three leaders had sought time, about which “there is no provision” in the Congress party.

“Party general secretary Alok Dubey, Rajesh Gupta, Congress leader Lal Kishore Nath Shahdev demanded time from the disciplinary committee, there is no provision for giving time in the Congress party, so suspension has been recommended against them as well,” he said.