In a stringent step taken by the District Congress Committee (DCC), seven people, including Kannur Corporation Councillor P.K. Ragesh, were expelled from the primary membership of the Congress party.
The action has been taken against the rebel activity in the Pallikunnu Service Cooperative Bank election, in which the rebel faction had defeated the official panel of the Congress. The action is based on the assessment that Mr. Ragesh and those who have now faced action were the leaders of the faction.
Following growing friction, the Congress Pallikunnu constituency committee and booth committee have also been dissolved. Apart from P.K. Ragesh, Chetoor Ragesh, M.K. Akhil, P.K. Ranjith, P.K. Sooraj, K.P. Rathipan, and M.V. Pradeep Kumar were expelled as primary members.
