Vote For Note Case: At the time of the big decision in the Vote for Note case on Monday (March 4, 2024), the Supreme Court said that asking questions about money is like poison. This thing is like a disease like cancer. This should be stopped immediately. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay told these things after the decision of the Top Court.
According to Ashwini Upadhyay, today the Constitution bench of seven judges of the Supreme Court said that if an MP takes money for asking questions or voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, then he cannot claim immunity from prosecution. The Supreme Court said that taking money for voting or asking questions would destroy the functioning of Indian parliamentary democracy.
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Now the case will go on – Ashwini Upadhyay
Speaking to news agency ANI after the Supreme Court’s decision, lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay said that today the bench of 7 judges of the Supreme Court has given a historic decision. During this time, the court also over-ruled the old decision (in the context of overturning). The court made it clear that if any MLA asks questions by taking money or quotes anyone by taking money (in Rajya Sabha elections), then he will not get any protection. Neither will he get any protocol but a corruption case will be filed against him.
“This is like cancer for parliamentary democracy”
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay further said, “The Supreme Court has said that taking money and asking questions and quoting is like poison for parliamentary democracy. It is cancer for parliamentary democracy and hence it is very important to stop it. In such a situation, taking money There will be no immunity for doing anything in Parliament. Just as a case is filed against a criminal, a case will be filed against him as well.”