Bengaluru: The ongoing verbal war between three corporators from R R Nagar Assembly constituency area who belong to three different parties and local MLA from Congress, film producer Munirathna now has led to the suspension of a corporator from ruling Congress party. On Monday Congress City Unit President, MLA S T Somashekar has suspended party corporator Asha Suresh from the party for six years.
According to the Congress party sources, Asha Suresh, corporator from HMT Layout Ward along with two other corporators belonging to BJP and JDS had conspired against party MLA Munirathna. “She has joined hands with opposition party leaders to defame party MLA,” said party sources.
One and half year history:
According to the sources, Asha Suresh is in loggerheads with MLA Munirathna since the last one and half years. On 1 January 2016 she had tendered resignation to her membership in protest against the alleged highhandedness of Munirathna at the BBMP council meeting itself. “Party tried to broker a peace deal. But as both leaders didn’t agree, we have decided to sack her from the party fold,” explained a senior party leader from R R Nagar.
Meanwhile, Asha Suresh announced that she will hold a protest in Freedom park in the presence of freedom fighter H S Doreswamy.