SC to hear 6 BSP MLAs’ transfer plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the plea of six former legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Rajasthan demanding the transfer of a petition on their disqualification from the high court to the apex court.

The six members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) Sandeep Yadav (Tijara), Wajib Ali (Nagar), Deepchand Kheria (Kishangarh Bas), Lakhan Singh Meena (Karauli) and Rajendra Gudha (Udaipurwati) had a merger with the Congress in 2019 for which they faced disqualification petitions filed by Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Madan Dilawar.

Rajasthan assembly speaker CP Joshi rejected the disqualification pleas on July 29. This prompted Dilawar to approach the Rajasthan high court, which issued notice to Joshi on July 30.

Meanwhile, the Congress sought the high court in order to be added as a party to the proceedings there. The special Rajasthan assembly session is to begin from August 14.