New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of NCP chief Mohammad Faizal P P, who was disqualified from the decrease home in January following his conviction in a felony case with a 10-year jail time period.
The Lok Sabha membership of Lakshadweep MP Mohammad Faizal restored by Lok Sabha Secretariat after the High courtroom stayed his conviction in a felony case. pic.twitter.com/gqQa4qj6xR
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Faizal, who represents Lakshadweep, had moved the Kerala High Court in opposition to the classes courtroom order and obtained a suspension of his conviction and sentence. “In view of order dated 25.01.2023 of the High Court of Kerala, the disqualification of Shri Mohammed Faizal P. P., notified vide Gazette Notification no. 21/4(1)/2023/TO(B) dated the 13th January, 2023 in terms of the provisions of Article 102(1)(e) of the Constitution of India read with Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, has ceased to operate subject to further judicial pronouncements,” the Lok Sabha Secretariat notification stated.
The restoration of Faizal’s membership comes forward of a Supreme Court listening to within the matter. Faizal had moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday in search of revocation of his disqualification from Lok Sabha contending that the Kerala HC stayed his conviction within the attempt-to-murder case.
“The disqualification should have been revoked immediately after the Kerala High Court passed an order on January 25 suspending his conviction and sentencing, though late, this is a welcome move,” stated NCP National Spokesman Clyde Crasto.
Faizal was disqualified from Lok Sabha on January 13, after he and three others have been sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs one lakh every by a classes courtroom in Kavaratti for making an attempt to homicide Mohammed Salih, son-in-law of the late Union Minister P M Sayeed, in the course of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on January 30 and requested him to revoke the suspension of Faizal, a two-term member from Lakshadweep. After the disqualification, the Election Commission had on January 18 introduced byelections to the Lakshadweep parliamentary seat. However, on January 30, it determined to “withhold the bye-election” after the Kerala HC determination.
