Congress Expels Ex-Odisha MLA Moquim Who Had Complained To Sonia Gandhi

BHUBANESWAR: In a significant development, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has expelled former MLA and senior leader Mohammed Moquim from the primary membership of the party over involvement in 'anti-party activities'.

"This is for the information of all concerned that AICC has approved the proposal for the expulsion of Sri Md. Moquim from the primary membership of the party, due to anti-party activities," reads a notice issued on December 13 with the signature of OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das.

It is pertinent here to mention that Moquim, father of sitting Cuttack-Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous, has recently stirred a debate in the party when he targeted the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and the OPCC president Das in a letter written to Sonia Gandhi.