July 15, 2022 1:40 PM

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AK-47 Recovery Case: Bihar Assembly Speaker terminates RJD MLA Anant Singh membership

Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha today terminated membership of Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA Anant Singh from the house. The termination will be effective from 21st of June. This action has been taken following the MP/MLA Court in Patna sentenced RJD MLA from Mokama Anant Singh to a 10-year jail term in an Arms Act case after an AK-47 rifle and other weapons were seized from his residence during raids in August 2019.<br />'' <br />'' After termination of membership of Anant Singh, the number of RJD MLAs in house has been reduced to 79.<br />'' <br />''It may be noted that the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that all lawmakers convicted in any case and sentenced to more than two years in prison will automatically lose their memberships from their respective State Legislative Assembly or Parliament.

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