Manipur Tribunal to Decide Fate of Defector MLAs

The Manipur Speaker's Tribunal is set to hear an anti-defection case involving five JD(U) MLAs who joined the BJP after the 2022 state assembly elections. The case, filed by Manipur Congress VP Hareshwar Goswami, challenges the MLAs' eligibility to remain in the assembly.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Imphal | Updated: 04-02-2025 19:12 IST | Created: 04-02-2025 19:12 IST
Manipur Tribunal to Decide Fate of Defector MLAs
This image is AI-generated and does not depict any real-life event or location. It is a fictional representation created for illustrative purposes only.
  • Country:
  • India

In a significant political development, the Manipur Speaker's Tribunal announced it would hear the contentious anti-defection case involving five JD(U) MLAs who switched allegiance to the BJP after the 2022 assembly elections. The hearing is scheduled for February 7, according to legal representatives involved in the proceeding.

The disqualification petition was initiated by Hareshwar Goswami, vice-president of the Manipur Congress. Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh presided over preliminary discussions and declared that the next session would proceed on the aforementioned date, lawyer N Bhupendra Meitei revealed.

While JD(U) had secured six assembly seats in the March 2022 elections, five MLAs moved to the BJP recently. Among them, only Kh Joykishan has submitted a counter affidavit. Meanwhile, Congress has also lodged disqualification complaints against four NPP MLAs for supporting the BJP government, despite the party's official split.

(With inputs from agencies.)

Give Feedback