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Amarnath Tewary

Election Commission sends opinion on ‘disqualification’ of Basant Soren, brother of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, says report

Instead of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Election Commission of India is believed to have sent its opinion to the Governor regarding the “disqualification” of his younger brother and MLA from Dumka, Basant Soren, as a member of the State Legislative Assembly.

According to news agency Asian News International (ANI), the commission sent its opinion to Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday regarding the disqualification of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA under Section 9(A) of Representation of People Act, 1951.

The report said the commission had concluded its hearing on August 29 on a plea by Mr. Bais seeking Mr. Basant Soren’s disqualification from the House in connection with a mining lease case.

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