Notice served on Rupin Patchigar

SURAT, Dec 2: In a secret meeting on Thursday, the District Congress Committee DCC decided to serve showcause notices on Rupin Patchigar the party8217;s candidate for Surat Lok Sabha constituency in the last elections, Babubhai Sethna, Umesh Mehta, Prabhudas Patel and Mahendra Suratia for 8220;defying party directive.8221;

The decision comes close on the heels of a similar showcause notice issued to State Youth Congress General Secretary Sanjay Patwa, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee President C D Patel, however, said he had not directed Surat City Congress President to suspend anyone.