Ranchi, Jun 11: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Chamra Linda was arrested on Saturday in connection with a 2013 case in which he was allegedly involved in a scuffle. Linda was facing an arrest warrant in a 2013 case, in which he had been allegedly involved in a scuffle at Assembly gate in late evening hours, official sources said. Soon after the incident an FIR was lodged and arrest warrant issued and pending afterwards, they said. Two Congress MLAs, Nirmala Devi and Devendro Singh, are also facing arrest warrants in separate cases. (ALSO READ: Rajya Sabha Elections Results 2016 Live Updates: Jharkhand Congress MLA Chamra Linda arrested ahead of voting)
Congress has accused the ruling Raghubar Das government of using the pending cases as a political instrument to prevent the three legislators from participating in today’s elections. The party also reached the Supreme Court demanding intervention. However, the apex court has not shown urgency to act in the matter.
Three seats in Rajya Sabha are up for grab. While the BJP is winning on two seats easily, the third one was expected to be secured by the JMM candidate backed by Congress. However, BJP has fielded an independent from the seat, which has led to a nail-biting contest.
(With inputs from PTI)
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