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Prajwal Revanna Returns From Germany, Arrested In Sex Crimes Case
Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport
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BJP, JDS In Firefighting Mode Over Deve Gowda's Grandson's Sex Scandal
JDS lawmaker Sharangouda Kandkur has demanded the suspension of party leader Prajwal Revanna amid a row over explicit videos - allegedly showing the Hassan MP sexually assaulting multiple women - that began circulating a day after voting.
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"More Congress Lawmakers In Touch With Us": Rebel Himachal MLA Who Joined BJP
More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.
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Pak Passes Law That Paves Way For Exiled Ex PM Nawaz Sharif's Return
Pakistan's national assembly has passed legislation limiting how long lawmakers can be disqualified from office, a state spokesman said Tuesday, paving the way for exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return to politics.
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Lawmaker's Vote Cast Prior To Conviction On Same Day Valid: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday in a landmark ruling held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid saying holding him disqualified even before he was convicted "would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty".
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All Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Say Will Resign "En Masse"
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday they would all resign, after China gave the city the power to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security and four of their colleagues were ousted.
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Hong Kong Disqualifies Four Pro-Democracy Lawmakers After China Ruling
Hong Kong stripped four pro-democracy lawmakers of their seats Wednesday after Beijing passed a resolution giving local authorities the power to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security without having to go through the city's courts.
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Speaker Initiated Action On Plea to Disqualify 11 AIADMK MLAs: Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government informed the Supreme Court on Friday the Assembly Speaker has initiated action on DMK petition alleging the speaker did not act on a plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK lawmakers voted against Chief Minister E Palaniswami during a 2017 confidence vote.
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Tamil Nadu Government Over Speaker's Inaction To Disqualify AIADMK MLAs
The Supreme Court today sought the Tamil Nadu government's response on a DMK petition, which has alleged the assembly speaker did not act on a plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK lawmakers who voted against Chief Minister E Palaniswami during a 2017 confidence vote.
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Supreme Court Suggests Amending Constitution Over Powers Of Speaker To Disqualify MPs, MLAs
In a path breaking ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should "rethink" whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify lawmakers as such a functionary "belongs to a particular political party".
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Prajwal Revanna Returns From Germany, Arrested In Sex Crimes Case
Karnataka lawmaker Prajwal Revanna - who went to Germany last month, shortly after sex crimes allegations by women, who said he forced them into sexual acts that were then filmed - was arrested just after midnight as he arrived at Bengaluru airport
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BJP, JDS In Firefighting Mode Over Deve Gowda's Grandson's Sex Scandal
JDS lawmaker Sharangouda Kandkur has demanded the suspension of party leader Prajwal Revanna amid a row over explicit videos - allegedly showing the Hassan MP sexually assaulting multiple women - that began circulating a day after voting.
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"More Congress Lawmakers In Touch With Us": Rebel Himachal MLA Who Joined BJP
More legislators are feeling suffocated in the Congress and would also show courage to leave the party in the coming days, said Rajinder Rana, one of the six disqualified MLAs who switched to the BJP on Saturday.
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Pak Passes Law That Paves Way For Exiled Ex PM Nawaz Sharif's Return
Pakistan's national assembly has passed legislation limiting how long lawmakers can be disqualified from office, a state spokesman said Tuesday, paving the way for exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's return to politics.
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Lawmaker's Vote Cast Prior To Conviction On Same Day Valid: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Friday in a landmark ruling held that a vote cast by a lawmaker prior to his conviction in a criminal case on the same day cannot be termed as invalid saying holding him disqualified even before he was convicted "would grossly violate his substantive right to be treated as innocent until proven guilty".
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All Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Say Will Resign "En Masse"
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday they would all resign, after China gave the city the power to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security and four of their colleagues were ousted.
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Hong Kong Disqualifies Four Pro-Democracy Lawmakers After China Ruling
Hong Kong stripped four pro-democracy lawmakers of their seats Wednesday after Beijing passed a resolution giving local authorities the power to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security without having to go through the city's courts.
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Speaker Initiated Action On Plea to Disqualify 11 AIADMK MLAs: Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu government informed the Supreme Court on Friday the Assembly Speaker has initiated action on DMK petition alleging the speaker did not act on a plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK lawmakers voted against Chief Minister E Palaniswami during a 2017 confidence vote.
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Supreme Court Pulls Up Tamil Nadu Government Over Speaker's Inaction To Disqualify AIADMK MLAs
The Supreme Court today sought the Tamil Nadu government's response on a DMK petition, which has alleged the assembly speaker did not act on a plea seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK lawmakers who voted against Chief Minister E Palaniswami during a 2017 confidence vote.
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Supreme Court Suggests Amending Constitution Over Powers Of Speaker To Disqualify MPs, MLAs
In a path breaking ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should "rethink" whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify lawmakers as such a functionary "belongs to a particular political party".
