2 MPs of 18th Lok Sabha behind bars
2 MPs of 18th lok sabha behind barsJailed mp In Lok Sabha: This time in the new lok sabha, there are two MPs who have won the election even while being behind bars. The victory of Amritpal Singh and engineer Rashid is surprising.Jailed mp In Lok Sabha: 2 MPs of 18th lok sabha behind bars, know what the rule saysThe results of lok sabha elections 2024 are surprising in many ways. This time two MPs have been elected who are in jail. He contested the election from jail and he has also won. In this election, pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Abdul Rashid, who is lodged in Tihar, have also won. engineer Rashid has defeated former kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir cm omar abdullah by more than 2 lakh votes. What will be the rights of these MPs and how will they take oath, know what the rule says about this.Who are the two MPs who won from jail?Amritpal Singh has won from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat. Singh was arrested in april last year and is lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam. Singh is accused of being a Khalistani supporter and being involved in anti-India activities. Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias engineer Rashid, accused of terror funding, won from Baramulla seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been lodged in tihar jail since 9 august 2019.Know what the rules sayThese two MPs have not been convicted yet and are accused. If convicted and sentenced to more than two years, they will be dismissed from the post of MP. Constitution experts say that the officials will take permission from the lok sabha Speaker for the oath taking of these two MPs, after which they can be brought to parliament to take oath and from there they will be sent back to jail.If an mp remains absent for an entire session, then according to the rules, he has to inform the Speaker of the house and also take his permission. If both the MPs do not participate in the proceedings of the house due to being in jail, then they will also have to take permission for being absent by giving reasons. After this, the Chairman can also conduct voting among the members of the House.