Former Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap has been served a show-cause notice by the AICC after he publicly criticised Mumbai Congress President Varsha Gaikwad over the party’s poor performance in the BMC Elections 2026, where Congress won just 24 seats
Congress leader Bhai Jagtap. File pic
Soon after the recently concluded Maharashtra civic polls, former Mumbai Congress chief and party legislator Bhai Jagtap on Saturday was served a show-cause notice by the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
The show-cause notice to the senior Congress leader was served after he publicly criticised Mumbai Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad. Bhai Jagtap, while publicly slamming Varsha Gaikwad, also demanded her resignation over the party’s performance in the BMC 2026 elections.
In the recently concluded BMC elections, Congress managed to win 24 seats, going down by seven from its 2017 tally of 31.
Slamming Varsha Gaikwad, Bhai Jagtap asserted, “The party was never in such a bad position ever. The condition of the party is extremely worrying, and Delhi leadership must step in to salvage the situation,” as per IANS.
While slamming the leadership structure of the Indian National Congress, Jagtap also said, “Mumbai Congress is facing a leadership crisis. The organisation stands crumbled, and the city chief has to take the responsibility. The Mumbai Congress chief must resign, taking the moral responsibility.”
He further claimed that while finalising candidates in Mumbai, selection was done on the basis of certain reports prepared by the Mumbai Congress chief, and therefore she has to take responsibility for the defeat faced by Congress in the BMC election 2026.
Following his public statements, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and party in-charge for Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala issued a show-cause notice to Bhai Jagtap, which was served by Mumbai Congress in-charge U.B. Venkatesh.
Show-cause notice to Bhai Jagtap
The show-cause notice issued to Bhai Jagtap mentioned, “Your said statements, made in the public domain and circulated widely through electronic media, are in clear violation of the established norms, discipline, and ethical framework of the Indian National Congress. Matters relating to organisational functioning, leadership, and internal differences are required to be raised strictly within the party's internal forums and not through public or media platforms,” as reported by IANS.
The notice asked him to show cause within seven days from the receipt of the notice as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him for breach of party discipline and violation of party ethics, as per the Constitution and rules of the Indian National Congress.
The notice also mentioned that if Bhai Jagtap is unable to submit a satisfactory reply within the stipulated time, it would compel the party to proceed further in the matter, as deemed appropriate, without any further reference to him.
(With inputs from IANS)
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