Days after AICC issued the directive, the Congress Legislature Party leader drew a clear distinction, saying legislators answerable to their constituents cannot be gagged.
Notices were served to four other MLAs this week. The five are said to have voted in favour of BJP-backed Independent Satish Nandal in Rajya Sabha election.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
Such a directive speaks volumes about the need to rein in day to day ‘media savvy’ protests of the local party leaders.