India, Nov. 24 -- In a stern move against internal dissent, the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Monday expelled seven leaders from the party's primary membership for six years, citing anti-party activities and violations of discipline during the recent Bihar assembly elections. The action, however, has sparked fresh controversy within the party ranks, with dissidents labelling it as a scapegoating tactic to shield senior leaders from accountability for the electoral rout.

The expulsion order was issued by Kapildeo Prasad Yadav, chairman of the BPCC disciplinary committee. According to a press communique, the leaders were accused of deviating from the party's core ideology, breaching organisational decorum and issuing misleadin...