POLITICS

Rahul and Chidambaram in their own trap?

Rahul Gandhi had torn a copy of the ordinance passed by his own government in 2013 which would have saved him from his current predicament. The ordinance was passed after the Supreme Court in 2013 struck down Section 8(4) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which provided sitting MPs and MLAs an additional layer of protection from disqualification in case s/he is convicted of certain offences. Similarly the Money Laundering Act was passed in 2002, during Atal Bihari regime, but it was neither rejected nor notified by the UPA Government. However, on June 1, 2009, when P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister, more teeth were added to the law and it was he who introduced and expanded it. Now see ?

Will there be hung Vidhan Sabha in Karnataka ?

Present political scenario indicate a hung assembly in the ensuing elections in Karnataka. Though there is going to be fierce battle this time.

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