Live! Rahul vs govt: Ordinance on convicted MPs nonsense, should be thrown out
September 27, 2013 14:13
Rahul Gandhi says what the government has done on this ordinance is wrong
The cabinet recently cleared an ordinance which will circumvent the apex court's landmark July order, when it had struck down a provision in the Representation of the People's Act (RPA), which protected convicted MPs and MLAs from disqualification.
On August 22, the Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to allow convicted lawmakers to retain their membership, till an appeal was pending before a court.
According to the law ministry's proposal, however, a convicted MP or MLA will neither be entitled to vote nor draw salary and allowances.
The cabinet recently cleared an ordinance which will circumvent the apex court's landmark July order, when it had struck down a provision in the Representation of the People's Act (RPA), which protected convicted MPs and MLAs from disqualification.
On August 22, the Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to allow convicted lawmakers to retain their membership, till an appeal was pending before a court.
According to the law ministry's proposal, however, a convicted MP or MLA will neither be entitled to vote nor draw salary and allowances.
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