BJP MP Kangana Ranaut : BJP MP Kangana Ranaut may lose her membership as a petition has been filed in the Himachal Pradesh High Court regarding her election. Kangana is an MP from Mandi district. Now the court has sent her a notice, to which Kangana has to reply by August 21. Independent candidate Ram Negi, who filed the petition, has argued in the court that despite fulfilling the prescribed criteria, her nomination was rejected. In such a situation, Kangana’s election should be canceled. Now the question arises whether Kangana can really lose her membership. Let us know what are the rules for any leader to lose his membership.
If this happens then you can lose your MP post
According to Section 100 of the Representation of People Act, any election can be cancelled. According to its Section C, if someone’s nomination is cancelled wrongly, then the election can also be cancelled. Kangana’s membership of Parliament can be cancelled only if Ram Negi is able to prove his claim in the court.
Know under which circumstances an MP can be removed
At the same time, the Lok Sabha speaker also has the right to take action against the MP. Rule number 373 of the Parliament’s operating procedure states that if the Lok Sabha speaker finds the behavior of an MP in the House objectionable, then the speaker can expel the MP from the House for a day. The guilty MP will not be allowed to participate in the proceedings of the House for the whole day. At the same time, there is a provision in rule number 374-A that if the Lok Sabha speaker finds the behavior of a member objectionable, then he can be suspended from the entire Parliament session. If the Lok Sabha speaker wants, he can also send an MP to jail.
If any of these mistakes are committed then the MP will be suspended
There is also a provision to disqualify an MP in Articles 101 and 102 of the Constitution. Parliament has made the Anti-Defection Act and the Representation of People Act under Article 102 (E) of the Constitution, under which there is a provision to expel an MP from the House. An MP can also resign and leave the House. There is a provision to disqualify and expel an MP from the House in Articles 101 and 102 of the Constitution. However, there are some conditions in this. If an MP holds a post of profit under the Government of India or the State Government, which is not permitted by law, then he can be disqualified. If an MP is mentally deranged, a court has made such a declaration, then that MP will be disqualified. If an MP has become bankrupt, then also he can be disqualified for membership. If an MP has acquired citizenship of another country, then also he can be removed. At the same time, there is a provision to disqualify an MP under Section 8 and 8A of the Representation of People Act. Under these, many crimes and acts have been mentioned, in which a person can be disqualified if found guilty and sentenced.
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