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​Lows of the land: On Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination

The rejection of the papers of the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate is fraudulent

CM must reveal those behind Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejection: Harish Rao

He alleges huge scam in education department, cites it as the reason for delay in reopening of schools

BJP resorting to dirty politics in Meenakshi nomination rejection, alleges Jagga Reddy

Congress’ Praveen Chakravarty elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu

Barring Mr. Chakravarty’s nomination, the nominations of the remaining 12 independent candidates were rejected during scrutiny on June 9

Sharmila accuses ECI of acting in BJP’s interest over Meenakshi Natarajan nomination

The APCC president says the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination shows constitutional bodies being bent to political ends

Supreme Court to hear Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea against rejection of RS candidature on June 12

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi urged the Bench to consider the unlisted mentioning of her plea on the ground that the nomination paper was wrongly rejected by the returning officer

Meenakshi Natarajan nomination: Congress leaders eyeing RS seat ‘spoilt’ chances of party nominee, says M.P. CM

The Congress alleged that Ms. Natarajan’s nomination was rejected as part of a “premeditated conspiracy” and all its 62 MLAs would call on President Droupadi Murmu in Delhi on Friday, June 12, to seek her intervention in the matter.

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Congress protests against rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress delegation meets ECI over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said that all Meenakshi Natarajan had received was a court notice on a private complaint, asking why cognisance shouldn’t be taken

Congress calls Returning Officer’s order on Meenakshi Natarajan’s RS nomination ‘egregious’

Senior leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who led the party’s legal arguments before the Election Commission, said the Congress had demonstrated that the Returning Officer’s decision was legally untenable and urged the EC to reverse the decision

Jharkhand Congress demands cancellation of BJP-backed Nathwani's RS poll nomination

Workers of the Congress' Jharkhand unit accused Parimal Nathwani of providing false and incomplete information in his nomination papers

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah alleges political conspiracy behind rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination

According to Mr. Siddaramaiah, the BJP had the numbers to secure only two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh, but had fielded a third candidate

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress delegation meets ECI over rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said that all Meenakshi Natarajan had received was a court notice on a private complaint, asking why cognisance shouldn’t be taken

Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being ‘killed under pressure’, says Amit Chavda

Reacting to the rejection of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh, Amit Chavda said the decision was “not merely an administrative step” but “a killing of democratic values under political pressure”

Bond with PM Modi unaffected by Rajya Sabha nominations: H.D. Deve Gowda

The former PM’s statement comes after the Congress criticized BJP for denying him an opportunity to continue in the Rajya Sabha, calling it an “insult and humiliation”.

Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha row: Democratic values being ‘killed under pressure’, says Amit Chavda

Reacting to the rejection of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh, Amit Chavda said the decision was “not merely an administrative step” but “a killing of democratic values under political pressure”

Issue certified copies of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s nomination papers to defeated candidate, Madras High Court directs ECI

The defeated candidate P. Milany had sought those documents in order to challenge the election of the returned candidate

Congress would have supported H.D. Deve Gowda’s nomination to Rajya Sabha had it known BJP wouldn’t: KPCC spokesperson

Rajya Sabha polls: Congress candidate from Madhya Pradesh Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination rejected

The returning officer had issued a notice to Meenakshi Natarajan based on an objection raised by BJP candidate Mahesh Kewat