SRINAGAR, DEC 10 : BJP on Monday expelled dissident leader and former MLA Gagan Bhagat for his “anti-party’ and ‘anti-Jammu’ activities.
The move came hours after the Supreme Court junked a petition filed by Bhagat against the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly by governor Satya Pal Malik.
“Taking note of the report of disciplinary committee of state BJP on issue of indiscipline and immorality of Gagan Bhagat former MLA, which was submitted to the party president of state unit on 19th July 2018 and in view of his continued anti party and anti-Jammu activity, party’s state president Ravindra Raina expelled Gagan Bhagat from the party with immediate effect,” said Sunil Sethi, the party’s chief spokesperson and head of the disciplinary committee in a statement.
Bhagat was suspended in August this year after he went against his own party by calling for defending Article 35A and Article 370 that confer special status to Jammu and Kashmir in Indian constitution.
