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‘Mamata Banerjee is my leader, not Abhishek or anyone else’: Shatrughan Sinha vows to stand by Didi amid TMC rift

‘Mamata Banerjee is my leader, not Abhishek or anyone else’: Shatrughan Sinha vows to stand by Didi amid TMC rift

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Amid reports of fractures within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), MP Shatrughan Sinha expressed his unrequited support for party leader Mamata Banerjee on Friday (June 12). He categorically rejected all claims of him shifting out of the party anytime soon as well as launching a scathing attack on those who have chosen to exit. TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha expresses unwavering support for party leader Mamata Banerjee amid internal rift (PTI, Reuters) Sinha expressed his unwavering support for his “only leader” Mamata Banerjee and reasserted his desire to stand with her during this “moment of trouble”. “I am a strong supporter of people’s happiness and sorrows, and I am with Mamta ji in this moment,” Sinha remarked. Also Read I Letter would be out if they had 20: Mahua Moitra challenges claim by TMC rebels “I was with her, and I will continue to be with her. For now, I have no intention of going in any other direction or forming any other alliance.” In addition, he referred to Mamata Banerjee as a “mature, tried, tested and …

Taint of defection is not vaporised by resignation, Supreme Court had said in a judgment

Taint of defection is not vaporised by resignation, Supreme Court had said in a judgment

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The taint of disqualification does not “vaporise” just because a member submitted his resignation prior to adjudication. The court reasoned that defection related back to the date when a member incurred disqualification, and the submission of a resignation letter does not render a pending or impending disqualification action infructuous. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A question has been raised in Tamil Nadu as to whether the Speaker can accept the resignation of MLAs while petitions for disqualifying them are pending. The Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker, J.C.D. Prabhakar, has accepted the resignation of four legislators elected as AIADMK candidates. They have all joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) after their resignations were accepted. The members were part of a group of 25 AIADMK legislators who voted in favour of the TVK government in the recent confidence motion in the Assembly. The AIADMK leadership had earlier sought their disqualification for violating the party’s direction to oppose the motion. However, the acceptance of their resignations may have rendered the disqualification proceedings against them infructuous. Against this …

Bhagwant Mann to meet President Droupadi Murmu over AAP MPs defection

Bhagwant Mann to meet President Droupadi Murmu over AAP MPs defection

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is set to meet Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday to raise concerns over what he termed an “illegal” and “unlawful” defection of seven Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament. The development comes amid escalating political tensions after multiple MPs reportedly switched allegiance from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reported IANS. Mann calls defection a ‘betrayal of public mandate’ Ahead of the meeting, Mann stated that the issue strikes at the core of democratic values, describing the alleged defections as a betrayal of the people’s mandate. He confirmed that an appointment had been secured at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he plans to formally present his concerns. Mann used strong words against the MPs involved, saying those who switched sides had disrespected voters and should be held accountable, reported IANS. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Canada’s Carney is one seat short of majority after second defection from Oppn

Canada’s Carney is one seat short of majority after second defection from Oppn

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The government of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is on the cusp of a majority in the House of Commons after a Greater Toronto Area MP from the opposition Conservatives defected to the ruling Liberal Party on Thursday. Prime Minister Mark Carney embraces Michael Ma, member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals hours earlier, at the Liberal caucus holiday party in Ottawa on December 11. (AP) Michael Ma, who was elected to the House for the first time in April this year from Markham-Unionville, sat in the Conservative benches in the House on the last day of the fall session but by evening announced that he was switching parties. That announcement via the Liberal Party. Ma stated, “This is a time for unity and decisive action for Canada’s future.” “In that spirit, I have concluded that Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering the steady, practical approach we need to deliver on the priorities I hear every day while door knocking in Markham–Unionville,” he added. His defection increased …

Supreme Court slams prolonged inaction by Speakers on defection petitions | Latest News India

Supreme Court slams prolonged inaction by Speakers on defection petitions | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday took a strong stand against prolonged inaction by Speakers in deciding disqualification petitions under the anti-defection law, asserting that it cannot remain “a mute spectator” to a “naked dance of democracy” with its “hands tied at the back.” A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and AG Masih emphasised that the judiciary has not just the power but also a duty to ensure that the Tenth Schedule, which curbs political defections, is not reduced to a dead letter. (ANI PHOTO) A bench of justices Bhushan R Gavai and AG Masih emphasised that the judiciary has not just the power but also a duty to ensure that the Tenth Schedule, which curbs political defections, is not reduced to a dead letter. The court made these remarks while hearing a case related to the disqualification of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs from Telangana who defected to the ruling Congress. The petitions, pending before the Speaker for an extended period, prompted the bench to question whether courts should remain powerless if no action …

‘Won’t defect for five years!’: Anonymous banners in Pune demand promise from Lok Sabha candidates | Pune News

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With political defections becoming rampant over the last few years and general elections around the corner, banners have cropped up in some parts of the city raising concerns about politicians switching loyalties and demanding that candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls make a promise that they will stick with the party on whose ticket they won the election until the end of the term. These anonymous banners that have come up in the name of ‘Jagrut Punekar’ (Aware Puneite) have demanded that the candidates should declare in their manifesto that they will not jump political parties for five years. “Every candidate – notwithstanding political party – should declare in the manifesto the following: I will remain loyal to my party’s policies and voters for five years and won’t defect to any other party. If I defect then don’t vote for me or any members of my family in future,” reads the banner installed at several places in the old city areas. While there’s some mystery about the people or organisation behind the banners, such anonymous …

Abhishek Manu Singhvi writes: Why the legal architecture of defection must be reimagined

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Nowhere is the saying “the law is an ass” more validated than in the shenanigans of defectors and amidst the legal acrobatics surrounding the 10th Schedule. Nowhere is the gap between preaching and practice more pronounced and nowhere in constitutional law is human venality more self evident. Poor Gaya Lal, who twice changed parties on the same day in 1967, would blush if he saw the sophisticated present-day devices used to circumvent the 1984 anti-defection law. Constitutional law is no match for Indian jugaad. The ill-repute of this subject does not arise from lack of legal principles or absence of clarity. After endless delays by the Speaker, the Supreme Court’s (SC’s) Manipur judgment declared that three months is the ideal time limit for Speakers to decide disqualification petitions. The Constitution was amended to eliminate the concept of a split, and despite the common misconception, even a two-third breakaway group is liable to be disqualified unless it merges with another political party. The Speaker’s order is subject to judicial review and the 10th Schedule is not …