Jharkhand Mlas Disqualified

Jharkhand Assembly Speaker's Tribunal on Thursday disqualified two legislators under anti-defection law with effect from July 26, an official said.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition against a summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and directed him to move the state's High Court instead.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, facing threat of being "disqualified" as an MLA, has called a strategy meeting with his MLAs today - his second meeting in two days - as the Governor studies the recommendations put forth by the Election Commiss

After high drama over a sealed envelope in Jharkhand, sources have said the Election Commission, while holding Chief Minister Hemant Soren guilty in the illegal mining case, has recommended only "disqualification".

Amid a crisis situation in Jharkhand where a threat to Chief Minister Hemant Soren being "disqualified" as an MLA has arisen, a crucial meeting of the UPA was held at the CM's residence on Friday.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday said that it will move the Supreme Court if Chief Minister Hemant Soren is disqualified as an MLA.

The Election Commission has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais on a plea seeking that Chief Minister Hemant Soren be disqualified as an MLA for "violating electoral law" by allegedly extending a mining lease to himself, sources said.

Jharkhand Assembly Speaker's Tribunal on Thursday disqualified two legislators under anti-defection law with effect from July 26, an official said.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition against a summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and directed him to move the state's High Court instead.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, facing threat of being "disqualified" as an MLA, has called a strategy meeting with his MLAs today - his second meeting in two days - as the Governor studies the recommendations put forth by the Election Commiss

After high drama over a sealed envelope in Jharkhand, sources have said the Election Commission, while holding Chief Minister Hemant Soren guilty in the illegal mining case, has recommended only "disqualification".

Amid a crisis situation in Jharkhand where a threat to Chief Minister Hemant Soren being "disqualified" as an MLA has arisen, a crucial meeting of the UPA was held at the CM's residence on Friday.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday said that it will move the Supreme Court if Chief Minister Hemant Soren is disqualified as an MLA.

The Election Commission has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais on a plea seeking that Chief Minister Hemant Soren be disqualified as an MLA for "violating electoral law" by allegedly extending a mining lease to himself, sources said.