Sharma said he could not attend the rally as his elder brother, Nitin Sharma, had recently welcomed a baby boy and the family was hosting a traditional ceremony to celebrate.

Nephew's birth celebration costs Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress leader his post

Youth Congress district president of Maihar, Saurabh Sharma, was among 60 Madhya Pradesh party functionaries suspended for skipping the party's 'Vote Chori' rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on November 1. The rally was organised on the direction of the Indian Youth Congress national leadership.

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In Short

  • The November 1 'vote chori' mega rally was held at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan
  • The rally was organised on Indian Youth Congress national leadership's directions
  • Saurabh Sharma said he fully accepted the senior leadership's disciplinary decision

A family celebration turned costly for a Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress leader after he skipped the party’s ‘vote chori’ rally in Delhi to attend a ceremony marking the birth of his nephew.

Saurabh Sharma, the Youth Congress district president of Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar, was among 60 office-bearers suspended by the Madhya Pradesh unit for remaining absent from the November 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan.

Sharma said he could not attend the rally as his elder brother, Nitin Sharma, had recently welcomed a baby boy and the family was hosting a traditional 'Barho' ceremony to celebrate the birth.

However, the party viewed his absence as organisational indiscipline and removed him from his post. Sharma has been suspended until further orders for negligence in organisational responsibilities and violation of party discipline.

Sharma acknowledged that the party viewed his absence as indiscipline but said he fully accepted the decision taken by its senior leadership.

60 YOUTH CONGRESS LEADERS SUSPENDED

Sharma was among 60 Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress functionaries suspended for skipping the rally, which was organised on the directions of the Indian Youth Congress's national leadership.

The state unit issued the suspension order on November 3, with the action taking immediate effect until further orders.

The suspended office-bearers include nine district presidents, five vice-presidents, 14 general secretaries and 32 secretaries.

The order described their absence from the rally as organisational indiscipline and said the action was taken in compliance with directions from the national leadership.

The list of suspended district presidents includes Prithviraj Chauhan from Agar, Manmohan Shaktawat from Neemuch, Arjun Jangale from Burhanpur, Manvendra Mishra from Anuppur, Pancham Bhil from Guna, Aditya Goyal from Barwani, Manvendra Singh Parmar from Chhatarpur and Manish Purohit from Bhind.

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Inputs from Venkatesh Dwivedi