Congress leader Sunil Kedar disqualified from Maharashtra Assembly after conviction in bank scam

Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Minister Sunil Kedar has been disqualified from the State legislative Assembly following his conviction by a court for misappropriation of funds

Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Minister Sunil Kedar has been disqualified from the State legislative Assembly following his conviction by a court for misappropriation of funds at the Nagpur District Central Cooperative Bank (NDCCB).

A gazette order of the state legislature secretariat issued on Saturday said Kedar stands disqualified as MLA from the date of his conviction on December 22 under provisions of Article 19 (1) (e) of the Constitution of India and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

The order said Kedar's constituency Saoner, located in Nagpur district, has become vacant from the date of his conviction.

A magistrate's court in Nagpur on Friday sentenced Kedar and five others to five years' rigourous imprisonment for misappropriation of funds at the NDCCB.

The case dates back to 2002.

Kedar, the five-time MLA, was convicted under Indian Penal Code Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating, 471 (whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document), 120(b) (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention).

The six convicts were also fined Rs 10 lakh each.