Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 28 : Assam Congress on Sunday issued a show-cause notice to its MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal for his alleged "anti-party activities."
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupen Kumar Borah asked the MLA to give a reply to the show-cause notice by tomorrow (April 29), explaining why "disciplinary action" should not be taken against him for his "antiparty activities."
"Failure to provide a satisfactory explanation or continuing such activities may result in appropriate and strong disciplinary action," said the notice.
"It has been reported to Hon'ble President Assam PCC that you have engaged in antiparty activities by deliberately attempting to influence the district, block and Mandal level party organizations to undermine our Congress candidate Shri Rakibul Hussain in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Such actions are not only detrimental to the party's interests but also violate the principles of party discipline and integrity. Your efforts to sabotage our candidate directly contradict the objectives and values of our party. As an elected representative of INC, it is your duty to uphold the party's interests and work towards its success in all electoral endeavours," the notice stated.
Abdur Rashid Mandal is the Congress MLA of Goalpara West constituency in Goalpara district.
The first two phases of polls in Assam in 10 Lok Sabha constituencies were held on April 19 and 26. The third phase of polls in four Lok Sabha constituencies in the state will be held on May 7.
The BJP is contesting in 11 out of 14 seats, while its ally parties, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), are contesting in two seats (Barpeta and Dhubri) and UPPL in one seat (Kokrajhar), respectively.
In 2014, the BJP secured seven of the 14 seats in Assam. Both the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) won three seats each. In the 2019 elections, the BJP increased its seat count to nine, while the Congress won just three seats, and the AIUDF a single seat.