Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Get together on Saturday filed a plea within the Supreme Courtroom to postpone by-elections in Bihar that are scheduled to be held on November 13. Within the petition filed by Jan Suraj Get together, it has cited that as a result of Chhath Puja in Bihar, there was a requirement to shift the date of by-election from November 13 to twenty. The Supreme Courtroom will hear the petition of Jan Suraj Get together on Monday November 11.
Within the petition, Jan Suraj Get together has argued that the dates of elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Kerala have been superior by the Election Fee on the premise of spiritual occasions, whereas regardless of the folks pageant like Chhath in Bihar, the dates of by-elections in Bihar weren’t postponed.
In accordance with the petition, the Election Fee not contemplating the request to postpone elections in Bihar is unjust and in addition a violation of the precise to equality below Article 14 of the Structure.
Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Get together has introduced the names of the candidates for the by-elections which is to be held on 4 seats — Tarari, Ramgarh, Belaganj and Imamganj meeting seats — of Bihar. Jansuraj Get together has fielded retired Lieutenant Normal SK Singh from the Tarari seat.
Altogether 38 candidates left within the fray for Tarari, Ramgarh, Belaganj and Imamganj meeting seats of Bihar the place by-polls are scheduled. In accordance with a press release from the Election Fee, a complete of fifty candidates, together with 9 girls, had filed their nomination papers until October 25, however six of these have been rejected throughout scrutiny and an equal variety of individuals withdrew from the competition. Of the 4 constituencies, Belaganj has the very best variety of 14 candidates, together with RJD’s Vishwanath Kumar Singh, son of Surendra Prasad Yadav whose election to the Lok Sabha from Jehanabad has necessitated the by-election. The NDA’s bid to retain the seat, falling vacant upon Manjhi’s election from the Gaya Lok Sabha seat, faces the primary problem from RJD’s Raushan Manjhi, a former member of Zila Parishad.