Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- The Congress on Wednesday suspended its Ambarnath municipal unit president Pradeep Patil and 12 newly-elected councillors for forming an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a letter addressed to Pradeep Patil, the Vice President of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Adv. Yogesh Patil wrote: "We contested the Ambernath Municipal Election on the Congress symbol and twelve members of our party were elected. However, it was revealed through the media that you had formed a coalition with members of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Ambernath Municipality without informing the state office. This is extremely wrong and violates party discipline.""Considering this matter, on the orders of MPCC President ...