Congress on Monday (15th April 2024) expelled senior Congress leader of Odisha and MLA Mr Suresh Kumar Routray from the party on charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities.
In a statement, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal said that Mr Routray has been expelled from the party for six years for indiscipline and anti-party activities. Mr Routray, a six-time MLA from Jatani assembly segment in Odisha’s Khurda district, faced accusations of supporting his son, Manmath Routray, a BJD candidate from the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency.
The veteran leader has denied any wrongdoing.