New Delhi: In a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission recommendation disqualifying 20 ruling party MLAs in an office-of-profit case. The court asked the Election Commission to hear the case afresh because the MLAs were not given proper[Read More…]
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Pressure from ‘all sides’ for my disqualification: Sharad Yadav
Veteran politician Sharad Yadav on Thursday said there was pressure from “all sides” to disqualify him from the Rajya Sabha, and that he knew it was a foregone conclusion. “I knew this (disqualification) is going to happen. Some media persons also wrote about it. I had mentally prepared myself for[Read More…]
Sharad Yadav’s disqualification from Rajya Sabha illegal: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday termed the disqualification of rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav as illegal and unconstitutional and demanded it be revoked. “Disqualification of Sharad Yadavji is completely illegal and unconstitutional. It is a political vendetta. We strongly condemn it and demand that disqualification be revoked,”[Read More…]
Meghalaya Governor to decide on fate of 17 MLAs
All eyes are on the Raj Bhavan that is to take a call on whether 17 Meghalaya legislators who quit as Parliamentary Secretaries after the High Court last week struck down a state law providing for such appointments can be disqualified as members of the state Assembly. A Raj Bhavan[Read More…]