Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday evening said nominated Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta should be disqualified from the Uppe...
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday evening said nominated Rajya Sabha member Swapan Dasgupta should be disqualified from the Upper House under the Constitution’s 10th Schedule. Dasgupta has been given a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket for the upcoming West Bengal elections.
“Swapan Dasgupta is BJP candidate for WB [West Bengal] polls,” Moitra tweeted. “10th Schedule of Constitution says nominated RS member to be disqualified if he joins any political party AFTER expiry of 6 months from oath. He was sworn in April 2016, remains unallied. Must be disqualified NOW for joining BJP.”
A member nominated to the House by the President is allowed to join a political party if he/she does so within the first six months of taking seat in the House. “A nominated member of a House shall be disqualified for being a member of the House if he joins any political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which he takes his seat after complying with the requirements of article 99 or, as the case may be, article 188,” reads paragraph 2 (3) of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India.
Swapan Dasgupta is BJP candidate for WB polls.
10th Schedule of Constitution says nominated RS member to...
