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Lok Nayak Literary Award marks 22 years; Andhra Deputy Speaker Raju highli
Updated : 4 months ago IST
He revealed that some individuals had written letters against him, alleging that he did not attend party or Politburo meetings.
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"Both MLAs will technically continue as members of BRS": Telangana Congres
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This comes after Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Thursday cleared two Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators in a disqualification case, stating that no concrete proof was found to suggest they had switched over to the Congress party.
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"Infructuous": Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha after Speaker dismisses
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Telangana Jagruthi chief K Kavitha on Thursday termed the assembly speaker's ruling against the disqualification of five Bharath Rashtra Samithi MLAs as an infructuous stating that the judgement is against the constitution.
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Telangana Speaker dismisses disqualification petitions against 5 MLAs
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, acting as the Chairman of the Tribunal under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, dismissed disqualification petitions filed against five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) after examining their merits.
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"Welcome decision": Telangana BJP chief on SC issuing warning to Assembly
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
"In electoral politics, if the person who gets elected on a particular symbol and a particular party has to change the party, he has to resign. That is what our anti-defection law says as per the Tenth Schedule under the Constitution. What the Supreme Court has said is a welcome decision,
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Calcutta High Court disqualifies Mukul Roy as MLA under defection
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The Calcutta High Court has disqualified Mukul Roy as an MLA, ruling in favour of West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's petition alleging defection.
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Congress Manifesto promises removal of 50 pc reservation cap, Caste Census
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
To put a curb on rampant defections, the Congress has promised to amend the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution and make defection (leaving the original party on which the MLA or MP was elected) an automatic disqualification of the membership in the Assembly or Parliament.
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Speaker can't be denuded of his powers under the 10th Schedule: Uddhav Tha
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Uddhav Thackeray camp of Shiv Sena on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a mere notice for the resolution to remove a Speaker cannot denude him of his powers to act under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution - providing to curb defection.
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SC to hear plea seeking power to President, Governors to disqualify Parlia
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to vest in the President and Governors powers to disqualify a sitting Member of Parliament or state Assembly under anti-defection law after
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Political instability hovers over Arunachal due to 'unsettled merger'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.9 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh may be heading towards another constitutional crisis as a recent Gauhati High Court order has clearly stated that the merger of 43 Indian National Congress (INC) MLAs did not take place in accordance with the Tenth Schedule of the Constitutio
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