Congress initiates action against Anand

New Delhi, Aug 21 (UNI) The Congress today said it had initiated disciplinary action against senior Party leader and former Rajya Sabha member R K Anand who was convicted by the Delhi High Court for obstruction of justice in the BMW hit-and-run case.

''It is a serious charge,'' AICC Spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan told mediapersons, while adding that the matter has been referred to the AICC Disciplinary Action Committee.

''We have taken note of it...The Disciplinary Action Committee will take a view of it,'' she said.

Mr Anand, a senior criminal lawyer, and another senior advocate I U Khan were today found guilty of criminal contempt of court and obstruction of justice by the Delhi High Court in the BMW hit-and-run case following a sting operation by a private television channel.

Both of them were barred from appearing in the High Court and other subordinate courts for four months and fined Rs 2,000 each.

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