Dehradun, July 26: A day after CBI registered a case against former Revenue minister Harak Singh Rawat in connection with the unwed mother episode, the uttaranchal congress executive met here today and reviewed the situation amidst growing demand for his expulsion from the party.
Congress State General Secretary Dhirendra Pratap, who could not attend the meeting, however, in a statement, demanded that Rawat be expelled from the party and he be asked to resign from his assembly seat as well. "It is high time that we acted to get rid of Rawat, who has become a liability for the party, " he said.
A group of party leaders have already sent a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi demanding expulsion of Rawat from the party. The letter signed by six party office-bearers, including two general secretaries, stated that Rawat must be expelled in the larger interest of the party . They said he has 'embarrassed' Congress at a time when crucial assembly elections and Lok Sabha polls are very near.