Those expelled from the party include district Vice-chairman Maha Shankar Thakur, Joint Secretary Bijaya Kumar Shahi, district members Shashi Bhusan Jha, Surya Narayan Mahato, Ram Shrestha Nayak, Rubi Mishra, Raj Kishor Singh and trade union leader Ram Naresh Tiwari. [break]
The leaders said they decided to quit the party because the party expelled Bhandari and mistreated him.
However, district Chairman Uma Shankar Adgariya said the leaders were expelled from the party for their involvement in activities against party statute and discipline.
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