In a significant development, the Election Commission on Wednesday pressed for a life ban on convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting polls. According to ANI, the poll panel made this submission before the Supreme Court during a hearing. The Election Commission said it favours barring convicted MLAs, MPs for life.
BJP leader Ashwani Upadhyay had filed a PIL seeking a lifetime ban on MPs, MLAs from contesting elections. The central poll body has earlier faced flak from the Supreme Court for not taking a clear stand on the BJP leader's appeal seeking to bar convicted politicians for life during a hearing in July. An apex court bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha slammed poll panel and asked whether it was ‘constrained’ to give its thoughts on the issue.
In a significant development, the Election Commission on Wednesday pressed for a life ban on convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting polls. According to ANI, the poll panel made this submission before the Supreme Court during a hearing. The Election Commission said it favours barring convicted MLAs, MPs for life.
BJP leader Ashwani Upadhyay had filed a PIL seeking a lifetime ban on MPs, MLAs from contesting elections. The central poll body has earlier faced flak from the Supreme Court for not taking a clear stand on the BJP leader's appeal seeking to bar convicted politicians for life during a hearing in July. An apex court bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha slammed poll panel and asked whether it was ‘constrained’ to give its thoughts on the issue.
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