Convicted BJP MLA disqualified from state assembly
Patna: BJP MLA from Alinagar constituency in Darbhanga, Mishri Lal Yadav, was disqualified from the state legislative assembly on Friday following his conviction in a 2019 criminal case.
Last month, a court in Darbhanga sentenced him to two years' imprisonment. Yadav had been accused of assaulting and snatching cash from a local resident in 2019.
The assembly secretariat issued an official notification to this effect. The letter, signed by assembly secretary Khyati Singh, read, "In the light of the judgment passed by the MP/MLA court, Darbhanga, Yadav is disqualified as a member of the Bihar assembly with effect from May 27 under provisions made under section 8 of the Representation of People's Act and article 191(1)(e) of the Constitution."
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