Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti disqualified from MP assembly after conviction in cheating case

BHOPAL: (Apr 3) Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti has been disqualified from the state legislative assembly following his conviction in a case involving the tampering of bank records to secure illegal interest payments, officials said on Friday.

Following deliberations on the issue on Thursday night, the Vidhan Sabha authorities issued a notification annulling Bharti’s membership from the Datia assembly seat, they said.

Bharti had defeated former MP home minister Narottam Mishra of the ruling BJP from the seat in the 2023 assembly polls.