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Will By-Elections Happen Again in Datia? Trouble Mounts for Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh
- •A fresh complication has arisen regarding the assembly membership of Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh, who recently won the Datia by-elections in June.
- •BJP leader Deepak Belpatri filed a petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court accusing Singh of concealing information about a 1991 criminal case in his election affidavit.
- •The petition claims that an FIR registered in 1991 during a road blockade over the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi was omitted from the affidavit.
- •The High Court has issued a notice to Ghanshyam Singh, though the issuance of a notice does not confirm the allegations against him.
- •If the court's final verdict goes against Ghanshyam Singh, it could potentially trigger fresh by-elections in Datia.
Key Questions Answered
The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued a notice to Congress MLA Ghanshyam Singh following a petition filed by BJP leader Deepak Belpatri. The petition accuses Singh of concealing a 1991 criminal case involving a road blockade over the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in his election affidavit.
The Datia by-elections were necessitated because the previous MLA, Congress's Rajendra Bharti, lost his assembly membership after getting entangled in a case and being convicted in a bank fraud matter.
No, the issuance of a notice by the court does not confirm the allegations against him. Whether he was required to disclose the 1991 case and how it impacts his seat will be decided during ongoing court hearings, which could potentially lead to by-elections if the verdict goes against him.
