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…
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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…