Disqualification

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The Supreme Court asked the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly to set a timeline for the hearing of the disqualification petitions against 56 MLAs including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde within a week. The CJI also noted that the Speaker cannot delay such proceedings indefinitely.

Following the intervention of the Supreme Court on August 4, the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in the mentioned case was temporarily suspended. This paved the way for his eagerly anticipated return as the Lok Sabha MP representing Wayanad in Kerala.

During this assembly, it is expected that the party will raise the issue of restoring Rahul Gandhi's status as a parliamentary member, buoyed by the recent Supreme Court judgment involving the 'Modi surname remark case'.

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Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Monday claimed NCP stalwart Ajit Pawar will be appointed as the chief minister of Maharashtra around August 10 replacing the incumbent Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena.

Gandhi has lodged a special petition challenging the Gujarat High Court's decision to deny a stay on his conviction in the criminal defamation case related to the 'Modi-thieves' comment, which ultimately led to his disqualification as an elected Member of Parliament

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The NCP had moved a petition before Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs who have taken oath as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government.

Earlier today, NCP Working President Supriya Sule demanded the disqualification of MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare for allegedly engineering "secretive" defections. The NCP's action against the three leaders and the call for disqualifying two MPs are seen as showing an example to those who supported the rebel Ajit Pawar.

NCP leader Jayant Patil on Sunday moved a disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar and eight others who broke ranks with the party. Addressing a press conference late Sunday, Patil said the disqualification petition has been sent to Speaker Rahul Narvekar.

On Sunday, Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil said his party has moved the disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar and eight others. He said an e-mail has also been sent to the Election Commission of India informing that the rank and file of the NCP is with party chief Sharad Pawar.

"Nine members of the NCP have not spoken to the national president. They were disqualified automatically when they took the oath and joined the government," NCP Maharashtra President Jayant Patil said. The party has also filed a petition seeking the MLAs' disqualification before the Election Commission of India.