Congress expels Acharya Pramod Krishnam for indiscipline and anti-party statements

The senior party leader from Uttar Pradesh had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Adityanath earlier this month.

Feb 11, 2024 - 11:00

Congress expels Acharya Pramod Krishnam for indiscipline and anti-party statements

The Congress on Saturday expelled senior party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam for a period of six years for indiscipline and repeatedly making statements criticising the party, reported PTI.

Krishnam, who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow on a Congress ticket but lost to Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, had recently praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for presiding over the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, while criticising his former party’s leadership for skipping the event. Krishnam attended the ceremony.

Krishnam also met Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath earlier this month and invited them to the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Shri Kalki Dham in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on February 19, reported the Hindustan Times.

Responding to his suspension, Krishnam took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), saying, “There can be no compromise on Ram and the nation.”

“There is no bar on attending the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla, so being there is not a crime,” Krishnam had told the Hindustan Times on Wednesday. “Similarly, there is no restriction on meeting prime minister Narendra Modi or chief minister Yogi Adityanath. However, if the Congress feels that I have committed a crime, I am ready to accept any punishment.”