
SC asks Parliament to 'rethink' power of speakers to disqualify MLAs
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 5:33 PM
The Supreme Court has suggested the Parliament to reconsider the power of Assembly Speakers in deciding petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers as they also belong to a political party. This came in a judgement wherein the court asked the Manipur Assembly Speaker to decide within four weeks the plea seeking disqualification of BJP lawmaker and Manipur Forest Minister Th Shyamkumar.
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