Amid Rahul Gandhi Disqualification Row, This MP Got Lok Sabha Seat Back
In the center of a massive political row over Rahul Gandhi`s disqualification after a Gujarat courtroom docket sentenced him to 2 years in jail, the Lok Sabha club of Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal became restored these days after his conviction in a crook case became placed on hold. Rahul Gandhi’s petition difficult his conviction via way of means of a courtroom docket in Gujarat’s Surat can be filed these days or the following day in a classes courtroom docket, reassets stated. He has 30 days to record his attraction.
Though it became extensively anticipated, the Election Commission did now no longer announce ballot dates these days for Wayanad, the constituency that falls vacant after Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification. The Congress stated it might have challenged the ballot frame if it had introduced elections earlier than Rahul Gandhi’s attraction and a selection on it.
Mohammed Faizal, an MP of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of Sharad Pawar, became sentenced to ten years in jail in a case of try to homicide. He became robotically disqualified from parliament after his conviction. The sentence became stayed via way of means of the Kerala High Court in January.
Mr Faisal challenged the Lok Sabha secretariat’s “illegal action” in now no longer retreating his disqualification as an MP, extra than months after his sentence became placed on hold. Mr Faisal claims that a fake case became registered towards him in 2016 over allegations of an try to homicide a relative of former Union Minister PM Sayeed at some point of the 2009 elections.
The NCP chief became elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, withinside the center of his trial. He became sentenced to ten years in jail along side 3 others on January 11. Two days later, the Lok Sabha Secretariat despatched him a disqualification notice. On January 18, the Election Commission introduced polls to Mr Faisal’s Lakshadweep seat on January 27. Two days earlier than the polls, the Kerala High Court suspended Mr Faisal’s sentence, forcing the Election Commission to withhold the byelection.
On January 30, Sharad Pawar met with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, to request him to revoke his celebration chief’s disqualification. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, says that all people convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for 2 years or extra stands disqualified.
The rule became invoked while Rahul Gandhi became held responsible via way of means of the Surat courtroom docket in a defamation case connected to his “Modi surname” comments.
