New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.A vacation Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar on Thursday assured an early hearing on Friday after senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Natarajan, sought urgent listing of the matter.During the mentioning, Singhvi contended that Thursday was…
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Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Leaders of the Congress and Shiv Sena-UBT on Thursday criticised the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination, describing the move as undemocratic and raising questions about the fairness of the electoral process. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena-UBT spokesperson Anand Dubey said: “Only God knows when the Supreme Court will deliver its decisions. Many cases related to our party have also been pending for a long time. The rejection of Meenakshi…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress has approached the Supreme Court to contest the dismissal of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination from Madhya Pradesh and is expected to bring the issue up early in the morning for an urgent hearing before the court’s vacation bench on Thursday.This legal action follows the Returning Officer’s rejection of Natarajan’s nomination papers due to objections raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling party claimed that the Congress …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) In the wake of the cancellation of her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan on Wednesday alleged that the Returning Officers (ROs) were “compromised” and acting on the behest of the government.Natarajan was the Congress’ lone Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh, but her nomination papers were cancelled after the BJP raised a major objection against her, alleging that she had concealed information about a case pending in a…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) A political controversy has erupted over the rejection of Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh, followed by war of words between the grand old party and the BJP. Congress termed her nomination rejection as an attack on democratic institutions while BJP backed the Returning Officer’s decision as being based on legal and procedural grounds.Reacting to the development, Congress leader B.M. Sa…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet a Congress delegation on Wednesday to discuss the party’s objections to the rejection of its candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh scheduled for June 18.The meeting between senior ECI officials and Congress leaders is slated to take place at noon at Nirvachan Sadan, the Commission’s headquarters in New Delhi, the official said.In a letter addressed to the Congress…