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Protest against defections

BANGALORE: Activists of Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha staged a “broomstick” protest near the office of the Chief Electoral Officer here, condemning the defection by MLAs. The former MLA and Vatal Paksha president Vatal Nagaraj said that it was a bad trend that elected representatives defected for the sake of power by resigning their Assembly membership thereby forcing byelection on the people. “The Election Commission should amend the Anti-Defection Law so as to bar the defectors from contesting in the elections for six years,” Mr. Nagaraj said. — Staff Reporter

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