Madhya Pradesh assembly disqualified Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti at midnight after a Delhi court sentenced him in a bank fraud case. The opposition slammed the move as a democratic violation, especially as the court stayed the sentence for 60 days for appeal. Constitutional experts questioned the premature disqualification, while parties traded accusations. Madhya Pradesh assembly disqualified Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti at midnight after a Delhi court sentenced him in a bank fraud case. The opposition slammed the move as a democratic violation, especially as the court stayed the sentence for 60 days for appeal. Constitutional experts questioned the premature disqualification, while parties traded accusations.
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