MP High Court issues notice in Nirmala Sapre case:Judiciary seeks response from Assembly Speaker and government over MLA defection petition filed by Congress LoP

MP High Court has issued notices to Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar, the MP Government, and Nirmala Sapre seeking a response in the defection case of Nirmala Sapre, who became MLA after winning the election on a Congress ticket from the Bina assembly seat of Sagar district. While hearing the petition of Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, the MP High Court asked the Assembly Speaker what action had been taken in this matter. The next hearing of the case will be on November 18. On the petition of Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, the Assembly Speaker’s lawyer objected, arguing that this case cannot be heard in the Division Bench. Rejecting this argument, the court has issued notice to the Assembly Speaker asking why no decision was made in 16 months when the petition seeking the disqualification of Nirmala Sapre in the defection case should have been decided within 90 days. The court has sought a response from Assembly Speaker Nirmala Sapre and the MP Government by November 18. Congress has filed petition Congress has filed a petition in the High Court against its own party MLA Nirmala Sapre. Congress has demanded that since MLA Sapre from Bina in Sagar district has defected, her assembly membership should be cancelled. MLA Nirmala Sapre had reached the stage. Mohan Yadav’s program in Rahatgarh during the Lok Sabha election campaign on May 5, 2024. Since then, she has been distancing herself from Congress and aligning with the BJP, but has not formally taken BJP membership. For this reason, she officially remains a Congress MLA. Sapre became MLA 2 years ago Nirmala Sapre had won the 2023 assembly election from the Bina seat in Sagar district to become an MLA. During the Lok Sabha election, Nirmala Sapre arrived on stage at the BJP’s election rally in Rahatgarh town of Sagar district and received the BJP’s scarf around her neck from CM Dr. Mohan Yadav and BJP state president VD Sharma. It was announced from the stage that Nirmala Sapre has joined the BJP. Sapre also said that she has joined the BJP for the development of Bina. What happened in the Nirmala case? ​