Former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son and MLA Manvendra Singh quits BJP
BARMER/JAIPUR: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Rajasthan, former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son and BJP MLA Manvendra Singh on Saturday said he has quit the party. He announced the decision at a press conference after addressing a rally at Pachpadra in his Barmer constituency. He said he was yet to take a decision on whether to join the Congress or not.
I would like to thank my supporters. I will do whatever they ask me to do. Their decision is my decision but I will ask everyone: Manvendra Singh, MLA and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's son who quit BJP today, when asked if he will now join Congress party #Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/lQhoAzi7Ix
— ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2018
At the rally, he indicated that joining the Bharatiya Janata Party was a "big mistake". “Kamal ka phool, badi bhool,” he said. When contacted by PTI after the public meeting, dubbed “swabhiman” or self-respect rally, he said, “I am no longer in BJP.” Earlier, the MLA referred to the denial of a party ticket to his father Jaswant Singh in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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Vote rigging charges against MLA DN Jeevaraj: HC grants interim stay on FIR
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the FIR against Sringeri legislator DN Jeevaraj, who is accused of vote rigging.
A vacation bench consisting of Justice V Sreeshananda heard on Tuesday the BJP MLA’s plea urging the HC to quash the case against him.
After hearing the arguments, the judge granted an interim stay on the case against Jeevaraj.
The hearing of the case has been adjourned to Thursday, May 7.
