The Committee has given its recommendations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who will take necessary action, the sources pointed out.
The five-member Committee is chaired by senior party leader A K Antony and Tuesday’s meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar, J P Aggarwal and G Parameswar, besides Antony. Ambika Soni was not present during the meeting.
Ahead of the Congress disciplinary committee meeting, Jakhar had said those who still have a conscience will be punished.
“Aaj, sar kalam honge unke jinme abhi zameer baaki hai. (Today, those with a conscience will be beheaded). (My apologies to Javed Akhtar Saheb),” said Jakhar in a tweet.
Jakhar had criticised former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a liability for the party after the Congress lost to the AAP in Punjab.
Thomas had attended a seminar organised by the CPI(M) on April 9 in Kerala against the party’s wishes and local state leaders had been seeking action against him.
Sources said the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the BJP-backed ruling alliance in the state, for which a show-cause notice was sent to them and an explanation sought from them.
The legislators had joined the MDA in February, which brought the two arch foes together in a ruling coalition, and left Congress leaders in the state fuming.