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Rebel SP MLAs' case to be heard on July 25

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey on Monday fixed July 25 as the next date of hearing in the case related to disqualification of five Samajwadi Party MLAs. These legislators had voted in favour of the BSP in the recently held Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council polls. The rebel MLAs' counsel, Kalyan Singh Dohre, maintained that the 10th Schedule of the Constitution does not pertain to electoral activities. ``Any person has full right to exercise his/her franchise,'' he said. The Speaker fixed July 21 as the last date for filing final objections by the five MLAs.

During the hearing, the respondent's counsel demanded the copy of the SP whip for the RS polls and documents to prove that these five MLAs had attended a BSP workers meet here on April 30.

The Speaker served the notices to five MLAs on June 27 on a petition filed by SP general secretary and State PWD minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, claiming that these MLAs had voted in favour of BSP candidates in the recently concluded Rajya Sabha polls in violation of the party whip. - UNI.

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