IN BRIEF: Congress expels Rao rival
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"The committee has taken a decision to remove Arjun Singh from the primary membership of the party for six years,"
K Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, head of the party's disciplinary action committee, said. Mr Singh, the former deputy leader of Congress, had become a focus for dissent in the party but his support remains patchy and he was unable to block expulsion at the hands of a committee dominated by Rao supporters
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