Bhubaneswar, March 20 -- Congress MLA C.S. Raazen Ekka said that the party has filed a petition before the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of three of its MLAs, including Dasarathi Gamango and Sofia Firdous, for alleged cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections.

Speaking to ANI, Ekka said, "We have filed a petition to the Speaker against three of our MLAs under the anti-defection law for their anti-party activities. We have already suspended them from the party."

He added that the party has submitted evidence against two MLAs and will soon provide proof against the third. "We have submitted the proofs against two and will soon provide the same for the third one. We are following the prescribed procedure," he said. ...