Jharkhand Governor to decide on Chief Minister Soren’s ‘disqualification’ as MLA on August 27

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The ECI has recommended to the Governor that CM Hemant Soren Must be “disqualified” as MLA for violating electoral norms.

– The Election Commission on August 26 sent its opinion on a petition to Bais in a ‘sealed cover’, seeking that Soren disqualify himself as an MLA for violating electoral norms by extending a mining lease Go.

-Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Baiso Chief Minister Hemant Soren is likely to take a call on Saturday on the Election Commission’s view on “disqualification” as an MLA. Bais had told reporters that he would be in a position to comment on the issue once he takes stock of the developments.

In the rapidly changing political scenario of India’s mineral-rich state, JMM has expressed confidence that Soren will remain the Chief Minister till 2024. The party also said that it will move the Supreme Court if Soren is disqualified as an MLA.

The news of Soren’s disqualification was given by senior Jharkhand leader and former Chief Minister Saryu Rai on Friday. He wrote, “According to highly credible sources, the Election Commission has disqualified @HemantSorenJMM from the post of MLA. As soon as the notification of disqualification comes out from Raj Bhavan, he will have to resign or get a stay order on this notification from the Hon’ble Court,” in Hindi on Twitter.

-If soren has been disqualified as MLA, he will have to resign from the post of Chief Minister. However, he can contest elections after six months and be re-elected. He may also continue as chief minister if the UPA legislators, who are part of the JMM-UPA alliance that governs the state, re-elected him as the leader.

In the case, the petitioner BJP has sought Soren’s disqualification for violating Section 9(a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deals with disqualification for government contracts.

– The clause states that “a person shall be disqualified, and unless, in the course of his trade or business, a contract is made by him with the appropriate Government for the supply of goods or for the performance of that Government.” in respect of any work done by him”.

An important meeting of the UPA was held on Friday, 26 August at the CM residence, in which a strategy was prepared for more than 40 MLAs to reach there, news agency PTI informed of. According to some insiders present in the meeting, in the current situation, ‘resort politics’ may go on in the state to keep the numbers intact.

Hemant Soren has reportedly alleged “misuse of constitutional authorities and public agencies”, with reports claiming that the Election Commission had recommended his “disqualification” as an MLA in the mining lease case.

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