SRINAGAR: A Congress candidate for the post of corporator in the Municipal Corporation elections was expelled from the party on Wednesday for six years allegedly on charges of hailing slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.
City President of Congress Pradeep Kumar Mishra said that party candidate for the post of corporator from Azad Square ward Raj Kumar Singh 'Rajju' has been expelled from the party for six years for giving a statement related to mafia Atiq Ahmed. He said that He Raj Kumar has been expelled for defying party directives for not giving any statement related to Atiq.
Mishra said that the party has nothing to do with the statement of Singh and it was his personal matter. He said that the candidature of Singh has also been cancelled.
It may be noted that Singh's two videos went viral on social media in which he while terming Atiq as a martyr demanded that the slain mafia should be bestowed with Bharat Ratna. In another video Singh could be seen at Kasari-Masari graveyard, where he could be seen hailing Atiq and Ashraf and insulting the national flag. (UNI)
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