Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 6: BJP today revoked the suspension order of Party MLA from Basohli Jagdish Raj Sapolia who was suspended along with six MLAs of the party in 2011 for reportedly violating the party whip and indulging in cross voting in Legislative Council elections.
According to party sources, the decision to this effect was taken in Union Capital in a meeting of senior party leaders from the State and party National general secretary J P Nadda.
Sources said the decision was taken in view of the loyalty shown by Mr Sapolia to party during the recent Lok Sabha elections by canvassing for BJP candidate as the party got highest margin from Basohli Assembly segment.
Sources said that BJP State chief, Jugal Kishore Sharma who is in Union Capital has formally signed the order of Mr Sapolia and same will be issued tomorrow.
It may be recalled that Mr Sapolia was suspended from the party along with other five MLAs including MLA Raipur Damana, Bharat Bushan, MLA R S Pura, Prof Garu Ram, MLA, Hiranagar, Durga Dass, MLA Bani, Master Lal Chand and MLA, Reasi, Baldev Raj Sharma. While the then Legislative Party leader Prof Chaman Lal Gupta was terminated from basic membership of the party for his anti party activities. However the five MLAs suspension order was revoked early this month while no decision was taken about the revocation of suspension of Mr Sapolia and termination order of Prof Gupta at that time.
However with Mr Sapolia showing loyalty to party during Lok Sabha elections the party leadership had given him a word of revoking his suspension too. But no decision has been taken about Prof Gupta an old stalwart of the party as yet , sources said.
Confirming that the Party has revoked the suspension of Mr Sapolaia, BJP Organizational general secretary Ashok Kaul said that the order will be issued tomorrow.
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