On Monday, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Rajya Sabha Chairman disqualified Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ali Anwar and Sharad Yadav from the upper house of Parliament.
The rebel party’s leader R. C. P. Singh said in a Facebook post, “Today (Monday) the Chairman Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu decided and declared the decision against the petition filed by me against Ali Anwar Ansari and Sharad Yadavji under the 10th schedule of the Constitution of India that the Respondent, Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar Ansari have incurred disqualification for being a Member of the House in terms of paragraph 2 (1)(a) of the 10th Schedule to the Constitution of India. Both of them have thus ceased to be a Member of the Rajya Sabha with immediate effect. I decide and declare accordingly.”
He further added a copy of the Rajya Sabha secretariat order, “This was the order and decision and I am enclosing a copy of the order for your reference. Congratulations to all party workers for being united with our leader and National President Nitish (Kumar) ji. Thank you!”
The action was taken against the Rajya Sabha members after a petition was filed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Ali Anwar, Sharad Yadav and a few other members of the JD-U had a fall out with Nitish Kumar. The CM of Bihar withdrew from the Grand Alliance with Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress to re align with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The change came with a lot of criticism from party members including Anwar and Yadav.
