Congress suspends its Lok Sabha MP from party, threatens expulsion: why Preneet Kaur is facing action

The Congress on 3 February 2023 suspended its Lok Sabha MP Preneet Kaur from the party on allegations of "indulging in anti-party activities to help the BJP".

Preneet Kaur is the wife of Amarinder Singh, the former Chief Minister of Punjab who quit the Congress in 2021, and merged his new party with the BJP in September 2022.

Kaur was also issued a show-cause notice to explain within 3 days why she should not be expelled from the Congress.

"The Congress president has received a complaint from Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, president of PCC Punjab, alleging that Preneet Kaur, MP (Lok Sabha) from Patiala is indulging in anti-party activities to help BJP. Some other senior Congress leaders of Punjab also share this view," Congress' disciplinary panel member secretary Tariq Anwar said in a statement.

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He said the complaint was referred to the Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) of the AICC for necessary action.

"The DAC carefully considered it and decided that Preneet Kaur, MP Lok Sabha from Patiala should be suspended from the party with immediate effect and she has been called upon to show cause within three days as to why she should not be expelled from the party," Anwar, who is also the AICC general secretary, said.

(With PTI inputs)