On Plea To Disqualify Jharkhand Chief Minister, Poll Body's Sealed Letter To Governor
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Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, the petitioner in the case, has sought Hemant Soren's disqualification for "violating" section 9-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deals with disqualification for government contracts.
The Election Commission has sent its opinion to Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais on a plea seeking that Chief Minister Hemant Soren be disqualified as an MLA for "violating electoral law" by allegedly extending a mining lease to himself, sources said today.
The Election Commission's opinion was sent to the Jharkhand Raj Bhavan in a sealed cover this morning, sources told Press Trust of India.
The Jharkhand Governor had referred the matter to the poll panel.
Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, the petitioner in the case, has sought Hemant Soren's disqualification for "violating" section 9-A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which deals with disqualification for government contracts.
