US EditionOdisha: Ex-MLA expelled from Congress for anti-party activities
- On Monday, the All India Congress Committee expelled former Odisha MLA Mohammed Moquim from primary membership, citing anti‑party activities as approved in the December 13 OPCC notice.
- In a five‑page letter to Sonia Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Mohammed Moquim urged leadership change, saying it's weakened by a series of wrong decisions and misguided leadership choices.
- Moquim said he highlighted six consecutive Odisha Assembly defeats and 3 national setbacks, and named Jyotiraditya Scindia, Milind Deora and Himanta Biswa Sarma as leaders who left feeling neglected.
- Expecting review, Moquim said Sonia Gandhi and the CWC will discuss his concerns, urging transparency, merit-based appointments and youth empowerment for loyal workers.
- Warning that the party is losing touch with young voters, Moquim noted nearly 65 per cent of Indians are under 35 and said the party's organisational presence is shrinking.
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Congress expels Odisha leader who challenged party's leadership to Sonia Gandhi
Mohammed Moquim's expulsion came days after he wrote a scathing letter to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, flagging leadership failures and a widening disconnect between the party and its workers.
AICC approves proposal for expulsion of former Odisha MLA Mohammed Moquim for anti-party activities
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has approved the proposal for the expulsion of former Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim from the primary membership of the party for alleged anti-party activities. Mohammed Moquim had represented the Barabati-Cuttack Assembly constituency in Odisha.
Mohammed Moquim, ex-Odisha MLA who complained to Sonia Gandhi, expelled from Congress
The Congress on Monday suspended expelled former Odisha MLA Mohammed Moquim from the party due to anti-party activities. The development comes days after Moquim's letter to veteran Congress MP Sonia Gandhi asking for a leadership change over the party's dismal performance in the state and the country. "This is for the information of all concerned that AICC has approved the proposal for the expulsion of Sri Md. Moquim from the primary membership …
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