The Congress party has now issued a show-cause notice against Aditi Singh, party MLA from Rae Baereli, Sonia Gandhi’s Parliamentary Constituency, for defying the party call to boycott the special assembly session called by the BJP in UP Assembly to discuss sustainable development goals defined by the UN. She has been asked to file her reply within two days.

Congress issues show cause notice to party MLA Aditi Singh for attending special session of UP Assembly on Oct 2, the session had been boycotted by Congress. She has been asked to reply within 2 days. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/kDcbclB7uo — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 4, 2019

Congress workers, too, are protesting outside Aditi Singh’s residence for attending the session which was boycotted by the Congress party. Calls are also being made for her resignation.

.@INCIndia workers protest outside MLA @AditiSinghINC‘s residence after she attended the Special Session of the U.P Assembly, which was boycotted by the Congress. TIMES NOW’s Padmaja Joshi with more details. Listen in. | #SearchForCongress pic.twitter.com/Lb7qCqb9tr — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 4, 2019

Aditi Singh had justified her decision to attend the session by invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy. “If we want to pay true tributes to Mahatma Gandhi we will have to follow his path and it can only happen if country develops,” she had said. In the past as well, she has refused to toe the party line on certain matters and sided with larger national interests. Singh had gone against the party’s stand on abrogation of Article 370 and supported the move. Singh had also stayed away from the elaborate ‘peace march’ organised led by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Lucknow on Gandhi Jayanti.