Govt may not hold Pune Lok Sabha bypoll, it does not respect high court, says retired Bombay HC judge B G Kolse-Patil
The retired judge said the Bombay High Court has given it directions but it may not pursue the matter.
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The retired judge said the Bombay High Court has given it directions but it may not pursue the matter.
The court said it could understand the stand if elections were to be held in a place like Manipur, where there is unrest.
The HC said it will pass an order on Monday, December 11 in case the ECI did not give satisfactory response to justify its stand to not hold bypolls
The MLA says people are fed up with BJP’s poaching tactics and that only Congress can form a stable government given the state of affairs in NCP and Shiv Sena.
The Pune Lok Sabha seat has been vacant since BJP MP Girish Bapat passed away on March 29, 2023. He was elected to the seat in May 2019 after defeating Mohan Joshi of the Congress.