Uttarakhand BJP expels Ajay Sonkar from party after his name surfaces in illicit liquor tragedy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expelled Ajay Sonkar from the party after his name cropped up as the main accused in connection with the illicit liquor tragedy in Pathariya Peer area in Uttarakhand, which claimed six lives.
Six people died after consuming illicit liquor in Pathariya peer slum locality in Dehradun on September 19 and 20. (Image for Representation: Reuters)
Dehradun,UPDATED: Feb 8, 2022 12:03 IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled Ajay Sonkar from the party after his name cropped up as the main accused in connection with the illicit liquor tragedy in Pathariya Peer area in Uttarakhand, which claimed six lives.
Ajay Sonkar was expelled from the party by BJP Mahaanagar president Vinay Goyal on the direction of Pradesh party president Ajay Bhatt, Pradesh BJP media in-charge Devendra Bhasin said.
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Six people died and three others took ill after consuming illicit liquor in Pathariya peer slum locality near the Nashville Road in the heart of Dehradun on September 19 and 20.
Ajay Sonkar, a former councillor from the Congress, had joined the BJP after the 2017 assembly polls.
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