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Mumbai: The Congress expelled former MP Sanjay Nirupam from the party on Wednesday..
Taking note of the complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements, the Congress president has approved the expulsion of Sanjay Nirupam from the party for a period of six years with immediate effect, says the order.o)..
It seems he has taken a contract to speak against the party, the way he has been making remarks, said Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole..
A journalist-turned-politician, Sanjay Nirupam came into the limelight first by aggressively defending Shiv Sena as editor of the partys Hindi mouthpiece Dopahar Ka Saamana..
He was one of the few Congress leaders who were critical of the partys decision to join hands with Uddhav Thackeray to form the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi that formed the government with Uddhav as chief minister..
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