Lucknow : A controversial banner that caused much embarrassment to the Congress party has been removed. The banner which was seen in Phoolpur mentioned that ‘Sonia was ill and Priyanka should contest the polls.’
Lucknow District Congress Secretary Haseeb Ahmed and party leader Sreesh Chandra Dubey have been suspended from the primary membership of the party in connection with the case. The banner in a constituency which was once represented by late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had led to outrage in the party.