New Delhi, Nov 06: Two days after they approached the Lok Sabha speaker and the Election Commission for retention of their identity, the Samata Party today revoked the expulsion of two rebel MPs Raghunath Jha and Brahmanand Mandal and two Bihar MLA’s Ganesh Paswan and Bhai Virender with immediate effect. Party President George Fernandes has revoked the expulsion of the four leaders, party General Secretary Shiv Kumar said in a press release. The move is seen as blocking Jha and Mandal's plan of seeking to retain their identity as Samata Party MPs in the Lok Sabha in the context of party's decision to merge with the Janata Dal (United) last week. They also wanted the Election Commission to allow them to use the name and symbol of Samata Party. Consequently, their membership of the National Executive was also restored and they would enjoy all the rights of a member of the Samata Party, the spokesman said.
Bureau Report