Ranchi, March 21 (IANS) A Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator fighting the Lok Sabha polls on a BJP ticket for the Rajmahal seat resigned Friday from the assembly membership.
"JMM legislator Hemlal Murmu has resigned from the membership of the assembly by sending a fax to the speaker," an official told IANS.
He resigned as speaker Shashak Shekhar Bhokta had issued notice to two JMM legislators who have been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the general elections.
The two -- Hemlal Murmu and Vidyut Baran Mahto -- are candidates from Rajmahal and Jamshedpur, respectively.
Bhokta Wednesday said he would take suo motu action against the legislators for jumping ship to fight the elections.
Talking to reporters in Deoghar, he said: "No party has informed about the legislators changing sides to fight polls. I can take suo motu action as it falls under the anti-defection law."
Congress legislator and now Trinamool Congress candidate from Dhanbad, Chandra Shekhar Dubey resigned from membership of the assembly Thursday.
Chennai Weather: After the rains in many states across the country, the weather has become quite
Priyanka should take up formal position in Congress: Thomas
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Outgoing union minister K.V. Thomas has said that Congress workers were k
Swine flu toll in Telangana rises to 49
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Three more people have died of swine flu in Telangana, taking the toll
Goa CM Denies Occupying two Houses
Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Friday denied reports suggesting th
Covid-19 in China: Zero Covid policy failed in China! public cost
On December 7, China suddenly relaxed its strict Zero Covid Policy without any plan. Since then t
How Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaje became controversial in Mukesh Ambani case
Amid the growing demand for the arrest of police officer Sachin Waze by the opposition party BJP
Bengal polls free, fair and peaceful: Election official
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission's Special Observer for West Bengal Sudhir Kumar R
Congress remembers poor only during election: Modi
Balasore (Odisha), April 11 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Friday accus
Petrol Diesel Price: Oil companies have released the prices of petrol and diesel for today. Today
IAS officer's death: Karnataka MPs urge Rajnath for CBI probe
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of BJP MPs from Karnat
