AICC panel meets to discuss Amit Jogi

The Congress on Monday night kept the sword of disciplinary action dangling over former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, whose son Amit Jogi was expelled last month for alleged anti-party activities.

A meeting of AICC’s Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC), chaired by senior leader A.K. Antony, discussed the “agenda in detail” and will take action in “due course of time”, a statement released by DAC member secretary Motilal Vora said.

The DAC, which met for over two hours Monday evening, discussed the report sent by Chhattisgarh PCC chief Bhupesh Baghel about the expulsion of Mr Amit Jogi from the party for a period of six years and the appeal filed by him against the action.

Party sources said the report of the PCC president on Mr Ajit Jogi was also discussed in detail. The meeting was attended by senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Sushilkumar Shinde.

The Congress high command had last month expelled Mr Amit Jogi, an MLA, over alleged “fixing” of a 2014 Assembly bypoll. The Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee had also passed a resolution seeking the party high command’s nod for showing the door to Mr Ajit Jogi over the Antagarh Assembly bypoll audio tape row. The action had come days after audio tapes emerged suggesting financial inducements behind the party candidate’s withdrawal from the fray to facilitate the victory of the BJP candidate. The purported conversations between key political players of that time also hinted at the role of Mr Ajit Jogi and Mr Amit Jogi.