{"id":19674,"date":"2026-06-11T03:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/congress-delegation-meets-ec-over-natarajan-row-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:29:45","slug":"congress-delegation-meets-ec-over-natarajan-row-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/congress-delegation-meets-ec-over-natarajan-row-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress delegation meets EC over Natarajan row | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131645529,imgsize-122856,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/131645529.jpg\" alt=\"Congress delegation meets EC over Natarajan row\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the nomination form of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress told <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Election Commission<\/a> Wednesday that there is no criminal case pending against the Rajya Sabha nominee, and urged it to overturn the returning officer\u2019s order in MP.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>\u201cIt is like saying two plus two is seven, not even five. It is an egregious, unlawful order, and it should be set aside immediately,\u201d Abhishek Singhvi said, adding that the RO\u2019s order strikes at the heart of democracy and the Constitution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>No criminal case, EC can overturn RO order as in past cases: Singhvi<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>An AICC delegation led by general secretary K C Venugopal, lawyer-MPs Singhvi, Vivek Tankha, and Randeep Surjewala, among others, met EC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Singhvi said EC has powers under Article 324 of the Constitution to overturn the RO\u2019s order, and it should be done immediately.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The top lawyer said Section 33(A) of the Representation of People\u2019s Act states that a candidate has to disclose only those cases that have a punishment of over two years and in which the charges have been framed, adding that charges are framed by a judge in the judicial process. In case of Natarajan, Singhvi said it is a private complaint which can be baseless, and which the magistrate may or may not take cognisance of. \u201cNatarajan has just received a notice to come to the court and tell why cognisance should not be taken,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The Rajya Sabha MP said without cognisance, no criminal case exists in law. He said subsequently, there has to be a chargesheet and then charges have to be framed. \u201cContrary to the RO\u2019s decision, there is no \u2018cognisance\u2019 taken yet,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>He said EC has in the past overturned RO\u2019s orders, like in Haryana where a nomination was being thrown out wrongly, and also in Gujarat. \u201cWe hope that EC realises that such an order creates a non-level playing field,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/congress-delegation-meets-ec-over-natarajan-row\/articleshow\/131645428.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Slamming the rejection of the nomination form of Meenakshi Natarajan, Congress told Election Commission Wednesday that there is no criminal case pending against the Rajya Sabha nominee, and urged it to overturn the returning officer\u2019s order in MP.\u201cIt is like saying two plus two is seven, not even five. 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