Overview
- An OPCC notice dated December 13 said the AICC approved Moquim’s expulsion from the party’s primary membership, with the decision publicly reported on December 15.
- Party officials said he violated discipline by making his five-page letter public and speaking to television channels about internal matters.
- Moquim said he had no regret, asserted commitment to Congress ideology, and cited Rahul Gandhi’s ‘daro matt’ message as his motivation to raise concerns.
- In the letter, he cited repeated electoral defeats, urged a central role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, questioned OPCC chief Bhakta Charan Das’s record, and noted he could not meet Rahul Gandhi for almost three years.
- He has a prior history of disciplinary run-ins, including a 2023 suspension later withdrawn, a 2022 cross-voting notice, and a conviction that barred him from contesting in 2024, while his daughter Sofia Firdous remains a Congress MLA.