New Delhi/Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti’s petition against his conviction in the 1998 Datia Cooperative Rural Development Bank fixed deposit (FD) fraud case, clearing the way for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh to go ahead as scheduled. The High Court’s order means Bharti’s conviction and disqualification from the Madhya Pradesh Assembly will remain in force for now, ending the legal uncertainty over the bypol…
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Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the schedule for the Datia Assembly by-election, setting in motion the process to fill the vacant seat.According to the notification, the bypoll will formally be notified on July 6, with candidates permitted to file their nominations until July 13. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on July 14, while July 16 has been fixed as the last date for withdrawal of nominations.Polling will take place on July …
Bhopal, June 9 (IANS) Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to influence the Rajya Sabha election through “seat manipulation,” Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Tuesday said the controversy surrounding her rejected nomination began when the ruling party fielded a third candidate despite lacking the requisite numbers in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in Bhopal hours after the Returning Officer of th…
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Friday fuelled speculation about the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections by asserting that the ruling party could ensure victory even for a third candidate, should the central leadership decide to field one. His remarks came a day after the BJP announced National General Secretary Tarun Chugh and senior state leader Rajnish Agrawal as its candidates for the June 18 Ra…
Bhopal/Seoni, June 4 (IANS) Congress MLA Yogendra Singh ‘Baba’ and two others, including his security guard, had a narrow escape on Thursday morning after his Scorpio SUV crashed into a school boundary wall and caught fire on National Highway-34 in Seoni district, police said. The accident occurred around 7:00 AM near Banjari village when the MLA was travelling from Jabalpur to Ghurwara village.The vehicle went out of control while attempting to avoid hitting a cow on the highway and rammed into…
Bhopal, May 26 (IANS) Former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti suffered a setback on Tuesday after the Delhi High Court deferred the hearing in his bank fraud conviction case till July 14, further reducing his chances of getting relief before the Datia Assembly by-election. Bharti had approached the High Court against the three-year jail sentence awarded to him by a Delhi MP-MLA court in a bank fraud case.The matter was listed before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday, but the hearing could not …
Bhopal/Ujjain, May 19 (IANS) A controversy has erupted as Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, raised serious allegations over a land deal near the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, claiming government land used for parking was sold to a company linked to a BJP MLA.Singhar alleged that land originally designated as government property was first privatised and then sold to Utopia Hotel and Resort Private Limited, whose directors include BJP MLA from Alot, Chintamani Malviya…
Jaipur, May 5 (IANS) The Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday hosted the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers, constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to review and strengthen the committee system of legislative bodies across the country. The meeting was held in Jaipur at the Constitution Club of Rajasthan which brought together seven Presiding Officers from across the country.The committee comprises the Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Prade…
Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The two-day Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (India Region, Zone-6) conference for young legislators from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan concluded here on Tuesday at the Madhya Pradesh Assembly with a declaration from Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, that India is the world’s fastest-emerging economy and is scripting a new history by overcoming challenges effectively. He expressed confidence that the 21st century will belong to India…
Bhopal, Feb 25 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Wednesday alleged that several key urban master plans in the state have been deliberately delayed, accusing the government of administrative paralysis and internal tussle.Targeting the Mohan Yadav government, Singhar questioned why master plans for major cities such as Indore, Bhopal and Gwalior have not been implemented.“Why have these master plans been delayed? Why does the Chief Minister not want th…