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Supreme Court and Lok Sabha Secretariat act on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel TMC MPs
The Supreme Court agreed to hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking speedy disposal of disqualification petitions against 20 rebel TMC MPs, and the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices to the MPs seeking replies within seven days.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking expeditious disposal of disqualification petitions pending before the Lok Sabha Speaker against 20 rebel party MPs who have aligned with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a Tripura-based political outfit. The court issued notices to the MPs and listed the matter for hearing on August 28, after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Banerjee, sought an urgent hearing. The court declined to issue notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office and the secretary-general of the House after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said he was representing them.
Separately, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices, dated August 25, to the 20 rebel MPs under Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985, seeking their replies within seven days. The notices included copies of Banerjee's petitions, dated June 18, against the MPs. The 20 MPs had announced that they had joined or merged with the NCPI and sought separate recognition in the House.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleged on X that there was a cover-up, sharing an image of the notice. Moitra said the party had filed 20 disqualification petitions on June 19, adding that the Speaker had done nothing except give the rebel MPs better seats. Sources had earlier said the petitions were filed on June 18, and the notices cite that date.
IndiaPolitics
Supreme Court and Lok Sabha Secretariat act on disqualification pleas against 20 rebel TMC MPs
The Supreme Court agreed to hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking speedy disposal of disqualification petitions against 20 rebel TMC MPs, and the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued notices to the MPs seeking replies within seven days.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking expeditious disposal of disqualification petitions pending before the Lok Sabha Speaker against 20 rebel party MPs who have aligned with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a Tripura-based political outfit. The court issued notices to the MPs and listed the matter for hearing on August 28, after senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Banerjee, sought an urgent hearing. The court declined to issue notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office and the secretary-general of the House after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said he was representing them.
Separately, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices, dated August 25, to the 20 rebel MPs under Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985, seeking their replies within seven days. The notices included copies of Banerjee's petitions, dated June 18, against the MPs. The 20 MPs had announced that they had joined or merged with the NCPI and sought separate recognition in the House.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra alleged on X that there was a cover-up, sharing an image of the notice. Moitra said the party had filed 20 disqualification petitions on June 19, adding that the Speaker had done nothing except give the rebel MPs better seats. Sources had earlier said the petitions were filed on June 18, and the notices cite that date.