Bahujan Samaj Party suspends its MP Danish Ali for indulging in 'anti-party activities'

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday suspended its MP Danish Ali for indulging in anti-party activities, the party said. In a brief statement, the party's Uttar Pradesh unit said, Ali, MP from Amroha, has been suspended for anti-party activities.

The move comes a day after Ali walked out of Lok Sabha proceedings along with other opposition members on Friday to protest against the government's motion to expel TMC member Mahua Moitra for "unethical conduct". Other Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members remained seated in the House.

Ali has been actively joining opposition ranks in attacking the BJP and its policies even though the Mayawati-led BSP has maintained a distance from the ruling alliance as well as the opposition.


Satish Chandra Misra, the party's general secretary, said in a letter to Ali, "You were told verbally many times that you should not make any statement or take any action against the policies, ideology and discipline of the party, but despite this you have been continuously acting against the party."

Earlier on December 3, Ali wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, claiming that the report to be tabled by the Ethics Committee in connection with the 'cash for query' charge against TMC leader Mahua Moitra has a 'full paragraph' on his conduct during the panel's hearing in the case.

A member of the committee, Ali had walked out along with fellow Opposition members in the panel during the hearing in the 'cash-for-query' case.

In his letter to the Speaker, the BSP MP urged him to get the paragraph on his conduct deleted before the report is presented before the House at the start of the Winter Session on December 4.