ADVERTISEMENT
Cong notice to Nirupam
DHNS
Last Updated IST
Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam. PTI file photo
Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam. PTI file photo

Notwithstanding the apology offered by him, the Congress on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to its Mumbai unit chief Sanjay Nirupam over an article published in party magazine.

The article  criticised Jawaharlal Nehru’s foreign policy and called Sonia Gandhi’s father a “fascist soldier”.

The article in “Congress Darshan”, a periodical of which Nirupam is the editor, made headlines on December 28, the Congress foundation day, leaving party leaders red faced.

The AICC’s Disciplinary Action Committee, chaired by A K Antony, slapped a notice on Nirupam asking him to reply in a week.

Nirupam had claimed ignorance about the articles carried in the magazine and sacked the editorial content in-charge. He claimed that he was the victim of a conspiracy by his political opponents.

ADVERTISEMENT
(Published 14 January 2016, 01:34 IST)