Bhubaneswar, Odisha Assembly Speaker Pramila Malik has disqualified two ruling BJD MLAs as members of the House under the anti-defection law.
The MLAs – Arabinda Dhali and Premanand Nayak – recently joined the opposition BJP after resigning from the BJD.
The assembly seats of Jaydev in Khurda district and Telkoi in Keonjhar district, represented by Dhali and Nayak respectively, fell vacant following the disqualification of both the members, the assembly secretariat said in a statement.
Government chief whip Prashant Kumar Muduli filed a petition before the Assembly Speaker on March 18 seeking disqualification of the two members as they had voluntarily given primary membership to the BJD.
Notices were sent to Dhali and Nayak for hearing of the petition before the Speaker but they did not appear.
In response, both Dhali and Nayak claimed that the disqualification would have no impact on their electoral chances in the 2024 elections.
While Dhali Jaidev is the BJP candidate from the assembly constituency, Nayak has not been named as a candidate yet.
The MLAs – Arabinda Dhali and Premanand Nayak – recently joined the opposition BJP after resigning from the BJD.
The assembly seats of Jaydev in Khurda district and Telkoi in Keonjhar district, represented by Dhali and Nayak respectively, fell vacant following the disqualification of both the members, the assembly secretariat said in a statement.
Government chief whip Prashant Kumar Muduli filed a petition before the Assembly Speaker on March 18 seeking disqualification of the two members as they had voluntarily given primary membership to the BJD.
Notices were sent to Dhali and Nayak for hearing of the petition before the Speaker but they did not appear.
In response, both Dhali and Nayak claimed that the disqualification would have no impact on their electoral chances in the 2024 elections.
While Dhali Jaidev is the BJP candidate from the assembly constituency, Nayak has not been named as a candidate yet.
