Congress expels former Moga DCC chief Kamaljit Singh Brar

The expulsion order of Kamaljit Singh Brar, former president of the Moga District Congress Committee (DCC), was issued by the All-India Congress Committee secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary

The Congress has expelled Kamaljit Singh Brar, former president of the Moga District Congress Committee (DCC), from the party with immediate effect for “anti-party” activities. The expulsion order was issued by the All-India Congress Committee secretary in-charge of Punjab affairs Harish Chaudhary on Sunday night. The Congress leadership was miffed with Brar, son of former MLA Darshan Singh Brar, over his public statements against state unit president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and some other party leaders, according to party sources. Brar blamed Warring for his expulsion from the party. “I have not been expelled by the Congress, but by one person, Warring,” he told reporters. HTC

The Congress has expelled Kamaljit Singh Brar, former president of the Moga District Congress Committee (DCC), from the party with immediate effect for “anti-party” activities. (PTI File Photo/ Representational image)

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