The permission to use Nota may impact the fate of Congress Rajya Sabha nominee Ahmed Patel.
Supreme Court of India
New Delhi: In a setback to the Congress ahead of Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat on August 8, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to rest-rain the Election Commission from using Nota (None of the Above) option in ballot papers.
The court rejected the party’s contention that Nota was a “recipe for corruption” and questioned why it had not objected to the provision’s use all these years.
The permission to use Nota may impact the fate of Congress Rajya Sabha nominee Ahmed Patel, political advisor to party president Sonia Gandhi, amid desertions and alleged attempts by the BJP to poach Congress MLAs.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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