Bengaluru : The Disciplinary Action Committee of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee served a show cause notice to former MLA Ashok Pattan seeking an explanation for reportedly criticising state Congress president DK Shivakumar.
Committee president K Rahman Khan, in his notice said the party disapproves of his conduct that caused embarrassment to the party, and amounts to anti-party activity.
Pattan setting behind Siddaramaiah was caught on hot mic, criticising Shivakumar while talking to former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, during a press conference. Pattan was reportedly complaining that a section of party workers was working against the Congress MLA in Pulikeshi Nagar constituency in Bengaluru.
Pattan who was the chief whip of the Congress-JD(S) alliance government represented Ramdurg constituency in Belagavi district said he has not committed any mistake and would answer to the notice in 2-3 days.
