CPI(ML) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has written to Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge strongly protesting the false and malicious allegations being levelled against CPI(ML) Liberation MLAs in connection with the Rajya Sabha election held in Jharkhand on June 18, 2026.
Below is the full text of the letter:
Ref: CPIML/CO-1/INDIA/2026/0619
June 19, 2026
To,
SHRI. MALLIKARJUN KHARGE
President,
Indian National Congress
Dear Shri Mallikarjun Kharge ji,
We are shocked to see that the Congress is blaming our MLAs in Jharkhand for the defeat of Congress nominee Pranav Jha in the Rajya Sabha election from Jharkhand on 18 June. This is a malicious lie. Both our MLAs voted for Mr. Jha as planned in the meeting of opposition MLAs. Our polling agents duly verified the votes before the ballots were cast.
I write to you to express our strong protest against the wholly unfounded and malicious propaganda against our MLAs and the attempted tarnishing of our party's image. In election after election our MLAs in Bihar and Jharkhand have voted for opposition candidates in Rajya Sabha. As you know, our party has been one of the most committed constituents of the INDIA bloc since its formation.
We call upon you to ask Congress leaders to stop making unverified and unwarranted allegations against allies that undermine mutual trust among parties of the INDIA bloc.
Given the wide publicity the malicious lie has got in the media, we are constrained to release this letter to the public.
With sincere regards,
DIPANKAR BHATTACHARYA
General Secretary, CPI(ML) Liberation
mail@cpiml.org | cpimlhq@gmail.com
