Cong move SC against EC's decision to hold separate bypolls for 2 RS seats in Gujarat

The Gujarat Congress Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state which fell vacant due to the election of BJP chief Amit Shah and Smriti Irani to Lok Sabha.

The petition filed by Congress MLA from Amreli and Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly, Pareshbhai Dhanani has sought a direction to the Election Commission for holding the election for the two seats simultaneously.

The petition, filed through advocate Varun K Chopra, is likely to be mentioned on Tuesday before a vacation bench for urgent hearing as a press note issued by the poll panel on June 15 has scheduled the election for both the seats on
The Congress MLA also alleged that the poll panel has "arbitrarily, malafidely, maliciously and under the dictats of the incumbent government" invoked its residuary powers under Article 324 of the Constitution and arbitrarily issued the June 15 press note declaring separate elections for the Council of States, where it stated that the vacancies for