Raichur: 4 ex-Congressmen violate defection law, lose Lingasugur Town Municipality membership
Raichur: The Lingasugur Town Municipality membership of four Congress members has been cancelled by Raichur Deputy Commissioner Chandrashekhar Nayak as the members allegedly joined the Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha (KRPP) during the Assembly elections in May this year, violating the rules for change of party.
The DC, who is also the District Magistrate, said that the Congress Lingasugur Block President had filed a complaint at his office on June 2, 2023 that Congress members Fathima, Moulasaab, A Pramod Kumar and Sharanappa had violated the defection rules while joining the KRPP. He had also submitted necessary records as proof of the same. The Municipality members facing charges had been issued notice to challenge the allegations, but they had failed to do so. The membership of the four in the Municipality was, therefore, being cancelled, Nayak added.
The Magistrate also stated that the order cancelling the membership had been passed in accordance with the Karnataka Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act 1987.
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EC-TMC meet ends on bitter note; CEC asks TMC delegation to 'get lost', MP accused of 'shouting'
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New Delhi (PTI): The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting".
After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and also apprised him of specific instances of poll officials having links with the BJP.
"Then he said, 'Get lost'. We have done eight to nine meetings with the Election Commission. Apart from the CEC, none of the other election commissioners spoke," O'Brien said.
"While we were walking out, one of my colleagues congratulated Gyanesh Kumar for being the only CEC to have notices moved in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his removal," O'Brien MP said.
Meanwhile, sources in the Election Commission said the poll panel chief gave a "straight talk" to TMC leaders.
They accused O'Brien of shouting at the election commissioners and alleged that he asked the CEC not to speak.
The EC sources further said the elections in West Bengal would be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, and inducement-free."
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