BJD MLAs Face Show Cause Notice Over Cross-Voting Drama

Show cause notice illegal, arbitrary, say BJD MLAs who cross-voted in Rajya Sabha poll

Political parties can not issue any direction or whip to their members to vote in a particular manner or not to vote at the election, BJD MLAs respond to show-cause notices

6 BJD MLAs asks party chief whip to withdraw show cause notices in Rajya Sabha cross-voting row

Six MLAs were on March 17 served with show cause notices by BJD Chief Whip Pramila Mallick to explain as to why they voted against the legislature party decision in the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections.

BJD MLAs Face Show Cause Notice Over Cross-Voting Drama

Six BJD MLAs received a show cause notice for voting against their party in the Rajya Sabha election. The party's disciplinary committee is taking serious action against this behavior, potentially leading to membership termination. This situation has sparked a legal dispute involving party law and the Indian Election Commission.

Cross-vote row: BJD rebels term show-cause illegal, threaten legal action

Bhubaneswar: BJD MLAs who were served show-cause notices for defying the party whip and cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha election, threatened legal act.

6 BJD MLAs asks party chief whip to withdraw show cause notices in RS cross-voting row

Bhubaneswar, Mar 20 (PTI) The six BJD MLAs issued show cause notice for voting for BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray in the Rajya Sabha election, on Friday, asked the party chief whip to withdraw the notice or face legal action.The six MLAs - Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishor Mallick (Jayadev), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Subasini Jena (Basta), Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol), and Devi Ranjan Tripathy (Banki)—were on March 17 serv…

Cross-voting in RS polls: Six BJD MLAs reply to show-cause notice; threaten legal action against Oppn Chief Whip

Bhubaneswar: Six BJD MLAs have replied to the show-cause notice served by the Opposition party in connection with the alleged cross-voting in the March 16 Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha. The MLAs—Devi Ranjan Tripathy (Banki), Souvic Biswal (Choudwar-Cuttack), Chakramani Kanhar (Baliguda), Naba Kishore Mallick (Jayadev), Subasini Jena (Basta) and Ramakanta Bhoi (Tirtol)—have sent their replies to Oppsition Chief Whip Pramila Mallik. In their replies…