Notice issued to 3 MPs under anti-defection law
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Ahead of the Monsoon session that begins on June 19, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued separate letters to Sisir Adhikari and Sunil Kumar Mondal (Trinamool Congress) and K. Raghu Ramarishna Raju (YSR Congress), after their events petitioned Speaker Om Birla, searching for their disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law.
They have been requested to give their feedback inside 15 days of receipt of letters, a supply advised The Puucho on Thursday.
The timing of the letters is important because it not solely comes simply days earlier than the Parliament session but additionally forward of a proposed go to by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Delhi later this month when it may turn out to be a political concern.
In Andhra Pradesh, the ruling YSR Congress Party had questioned the delay and the Speaker’s neutrality within the matter.
In an interview with The Puucho in June, the Speaker, nonetheless, had defined the process after the Trinamool had sought the disqualification of Mr. Sisir Adhikari, father of BJP chief and Leader of the Opposition within the Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.
“They have written to me with their complaints. I have said the complaint be taken on board as per form required. I shall ask the two named for their version and later refer it to the Privileges Committee which will then hear the matter,” Mr. Birla had stated.
“Well, the Anti-Defection law doesn’t specify a timeline in dealing with such complaints. All I can say is the process will be carried out in the most transparent way.”
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