New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday recommended the suspension of its former Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar for two years and the removal of Kerala leader K V Thomas from all party positions for anti-party activities sources saidThe panel has also recommended that Jakhar be removed from all party postsThe disciplinary committee of the Congress which met here this morning also recommended the suspension of five party MLAs in Meghalaya who had supported the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance MDA in the state while defying the partys directivesThe committee has given its recommendations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi who will take necessary action soon the sources pointed outThe five-member committee is chaired by senior party leader A K Antony and Tuesdays meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar J P Aggarwal and G Parameswar besides Antony Ambika Soni was not present during the meetingSoon after the Congress disciplinary panels recommendations Jakhar wished his party good luck while refusing to reveal his own plansI wish the Congress good luck Jakhar said when reporters sought his reaction to the panels recommendation He refused to comment when asked what would be his next stepAhead of the Congress disciplinary committee meeting Jakhar had said those who still have a conscience will be punishedAaj sar kalam honge unke jinme abhi zameer baaki hai Today those with a conscience will be beheaded My apologies to Javed Akhtar Saheb Jakhar said in a tweetJakhar had criticised former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a liability for the party after the Congress lost to the AAP in the stateHe has also been critical of the party leadership in the run-up to assembly elections which the Congress lost to the Aam Aadmi Party AAPThomas a former union minister and senior leader from Kerala had attended a seminar organised by the CPIM on April 9 in the state against the partys wishes and local state leaders had been seeking action against himSources said the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the BJP-backed ruling alliance in the state for which a show-cause notice was sent to them and an explanation sought from themThe state unit of Congress had also sought strict action against the MLAS for supporting a BJP government in the state they saidThe legislators had joined the MDA in February which brought the two arch foes together in a ruling coalition and left Congress leaders fumingThe disciplinary panel had issued a show cause notice to Jakhar Thomas and the five MLAs and had asked them to explain why action should not be initiated against them for their actionsWhile Thomas had explained Jakhar preferred not to reply to the panels show cause notice PTI SKC SKC ANB ANB

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday recommended the suspension of its former Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar for two years and his removal from all party posts besides recommending removal of Kerala leader K V Thomas from all party positions for anti-party activities sources saidThe disciplinary panel of the Congress which met here this morning also recommended the suspension of five party MLAs in Meghalaya who had supported the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance MDA in the state while defying the party directivesThe Committee has given its recommendations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi who will take necessary action the sources pointed outThe five-member Committee is chaired by senior party leader A K Antony and Tuesdays meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar J P Aggarwal and G Parameswar besides Antony Ambika Soni was not present during the meeting Ahead of the Congress disciplinary committee meeting Jakhar had said those who still have a conscience will be punished Aaj sar kalam honge unke jinme abhi zameer baaki hai Today those with a conscience will be beheaded My apologies to Javed Akhtar Saheb said Jakhar in a tweetJakhar had criticised former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a liability for the party after the Congress lost to the AAP in PunjabThomas had attended a seminar organised by the CPIM on April 9 in Kerala against the partys wishes and local state leaders had been seeking action against himSources said the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the BJP-backed ruling alliance in the state for which a show-cause notice was sent to them and an explanation sought from them The legislators had joined the MDA in February which brought the two arch foes together in a ruling coalition and left Congress leaders in the state fuming PTI SKC SKC DV DV