JMM MLA awarded three-year jail, to lose House membership

Ranchi Jan 31 (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Yogendra Mahto is set to lose his membership of the state assembly as a court on Wednesday convicted him and awarded three years imprisonment in a coal theft case.

The Ramgarh district court delivered judgment in the 2010 coal theft case.

Mahto is at present legislator from Gomia assembly seat. He is a resident of Ramgarh district and had a coke plant.

In 2010 the Ramgarh police had lodged a coal theft case as illegal coal was recovered from his coke plant.

He will be second legislator of the current assembly to lose membership after being convicted by a court. Two years ago All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) legislator Kamal Kishore Bhagat was convicted and awarded seven years imprisonment in another case.

As per the constitutional provisions if a legislator or member of Parliament is convicted and awarded at least two years imprisonment then he/she will lose membership of the assembly/ Parliament.

--IANS
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