Law

SC refuses to intervene in Meenakshi Natarajan nomination rejection row

IANS | June 12, 2026 1:52 PM

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In a major setback to Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with the Returning Officer's decision rejecting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case in Telangana.

Anti-defection laws that curtailed 'aya ram, gaya ram' incidents

Jayanta Bhattacharya | June 12, 2026 12:46 AM

New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Party-hopping in the political arena is a phenomenon witnessed since long where various reasons make political leaders exit one organisation for another, yet most today will fail to match the frequency of transit by two names from Haryana who were said to have influenced the coinage of "Aya Ram, Gaya Ram".