Congress on Saturday expelled the Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta from the get together for six years for ‘anti-party actions’. The transfer comes days after she alleged harassment by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas BV and his IYC secretary in-charge Vardhan Yadav for the previous 6 months. Srinivas had refuted the allegations whereas sending a authorized discover to Dutta over the difficulty. “Congress president has expelled Dr Angkita Dutta, president, Assam Pradesh Youth Congress, from the primary membership of the party, for six years for her anti-party activities with immediate effect,” Tariq Anwar, member-secretary of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the Congress, mentioned in an order.
Show-Cause Notice To Angkita Dutta
Angkita Dutta was earlier issued a show-cause discover by the get together for going public with the allegations. On Friday, Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah mentioned that Dutta submitted her reply to the show-cause discover to the get together. Borah added that her reply was forwarded to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for mandatory motion.
What Is The Matter?
Assam Youth Congress chief Dutta, in a collection of Tweets on Tuesday, had accused IYC president Srinivas B V of being a ‘sexist and chauvinistic’ one who harassed her and discriminated primarily based on gender. Dutta additionally alleged that she had earlier knowledgeable the matter to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, however no motion was initiated within the matter. She additionally filed a grievance on the Dispur police station on Wednesday, alleging Srinivas was ‘harassing and torturing her for the final six months by making sexist feedback, utilizing slang phrases and likewise threatening her with dire penalties if she retains complaining towards him to the senior get together workplace bearers’.
Levelling critical allegations, Angkita Dutta additionally alleged that throughout the Congress get together’s plenary session at Raipur in February, Srinivas heckled her and threatened to break her political profession. Meanwhile, Dutta on Friday was known as to the CID workplace right here, reportedly in reference to the grievance she had lodged towards Srinivas at Dispur police station.
Srinivas Demands Apology
Srinivas had issued a discover to Dutta over the difficulty, demanding an apology for her statements failing which he’ll provoke authorized proceedings. “Whoever is found indulged in propagating/peddling false & defamatory content will be held liable under the relevant laws & will be held accountable for their acts. Sorry for not being able to answer BJP and their Sponsored stooges earlier because of the marathon election campaign in Karnataka, where BJP is all set to lose badly,” mentioned Srinivas in a tweet whereas sharing the discover to Dutta.
Assam CM Says Police May Intervene
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday warned that police would intervene within the matter if the Congress get together failed to unravel it. “The way Assam Congress is dealing with the whole situation is very unfortunate. They need to solve the problem. I still believe that it is the Congress party`s internal matter….However, if they cannot find a proper solution to it, police will take action as per law. The National Commission of Women has already written to Assam DGP on this issue,” he mentioned.
BJP Slams ‘Congress’ Model Of Empowerment’
Reacting to the expulsion of Angkita Dutta, BJP chief Amit Malviya mentioned that the incident is uninspiring for ladies. “This is Congress’s model of women empowerment! Sack the woman who alleged harassment instead of providing a platform to hear her grievances. The manner in which Angkita Dutta has been removed from the Congress is uninspiring for women. लड़की हूँ, लड़ सकती हूँ is a hollow slogan,” he mentioned.
This is Congress’s mannequin of girls empowerment! Sack the lady who alleged harassment as an alternative of offering a platform to listen to her grievances. The method wherein Angkita Dutta has been faraway from the Congress is uninspiring for ladies.
लड़की हूँ, लड़ सकती हूँ is a hole slogan. pic.twitter.com/KrtId3TmaO
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) April 22, 2023
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of Dutta’s allegations and written to the state police for mandatory motion.
