Congress Expels Odisha Leader Mohammed Moquim For Questioning 'Vote Chori' Narrative

In a significant political development, the Congress party has expelled senior Odisha leader and former MLA Mohammed Moquim for alleged anti-party activities. The action follows a letter Moquim wrote to Sonia Gandhi, where he questioned the party's 'vote chori' (vote theft) narrative and criticized the inaccessibility of Rahul Gandhi to the cadre. Reporting on the story, India Today's Tapas confirms that the party high command cited a failure to follow rules as the reason for the disciplinary action. Moquim had also raised concerns about the party's leadership structure, suggesting that age was not on the side of President Mallikarjun Kharge. The expulsion marks a deepening of the internal rift within the Odisha Congress unit.