KA-BAIG-SUSPEND

Cong suspends Roshan Baig for 'anti-party' activities
Bengaluru, Jun 18 (PTI) The Congress Tuesday suspended
rebel MLA R Roshan Baig from the party with immediate effect
for "anti-party" activities.
"All India Congress Committee has approved the proposal
sent by KPCC to take action against R Roshan Baig, MLA on
account of his anti-party activities," the state Congress said
in a release.
"He has been suspended from the party with immediate
effect, on the basis of inquiry conducted on this matter," it
said.
Hitting out at Congress leaders for the party's
performance in the Lok Sabha polls, Baig, a MLA from
Shivajinagar, had recently held Siddaramaiah's "arrogance" and
KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao's "immaturity" responsible for
the "flop show."
    He also called AICC general secretary
K C Venugopal a "buffoon."
He had also dropped hints of quitting the party, and
appealed to Muslims to "compromise" with the situation, on NDA
returning to power.
The Karnataka PCC had issued a show cause notice to
Baig for his conduct, to which he has not responded, according
to sources.
Earlier in the day, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao
had said Baig's alleged links with IMA jewels involved in an
alleged financial fraud, duping thousands of investors, would
be brought to the notice of central leadership for further
action.
Revenue minister R V Deshpande Monday said Baig had
introduced the firm's owner Mohammed Mansoor Khan to him about
two months ago but denied doing any undue favour.
Baig, a seven-time MLA and a former minister, has been
expressing displeasure against the Congress party leadership
on not being included in the coalition cabinet headed by H D
Kumaraswamy. PTI KSU
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