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Hans India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
BJP names Kanad Purkayastha as candidate for Assam Rajya Sabha polls
Guwahati: The BJP on Saturday announced that the party's Assam state secretary Kanad Purkayastha would be its candidate for the June 19 Rajya Sabha election from the state. BJP's National General Secretary Arun Singh, in a statement, said the party's central election committee has approved the candidature of Purkayastha, who is currently the party's Assam state secretary. A party leader from southern Assam's Barak valley said that Purkayastha is the only son of veteran BJP leader and former Union minister Kabindra Purkayastha. Elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam are scheduled on June 19, with counting of votes set to take place the same day. The last date for filling of nominations is June 9, and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 12. The ruling BJP had earlier announced that it would field a candidate for one of the seats, leaving the other seat to its ally, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). The two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam would be vacated after the retirement of Mission Ranjan Das (BJP) and Birendra Prasad Baishya (AGP) on June 14. Assam has seven Rajya Sabha seats. After Trinamool Congress' Sushmita Dev, who was elected to the Upper House of Parliament from West Bengal, Purkayastha would be the second Rajya Sabha member from the Barak Valley. Hailing from Silchar, Dev, daughter of former Union Minister and late Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev, was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha from Silchar parliamentary constituency. Over four million people, mostly Bengali speaking, reside in the three districts of the Barak Valley region in Southern Assam -- Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi. Political observers said that despite the Barak Valley's substantial population and political significance, no leader from this region, adjoining Tripura, has previously been elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJP ticket. Purkayastha's nomination is an attempt to deal with this gap and aims to strengthen the BJP's base among Bengali Hindus in Barak Valley. The Purkayastha family has been influential in Assam's political circle as veteran leader Kabindra Purkayastha's legacy and Kanad's active participation in the BJP's political activities contribute to the family's persistent prominence in Assam politics.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
BJP names Kanad Purkayastha its candidate for Assam RS polls
The BJP on Saturday announced that the party's Assam state secretary Kanad Purkayastha will be its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election from the state. A release said the party's central election committee has approved the candidature of Purkayastha. A party leader from Barak valley, Purkayastha is the son of veteran BJP leader and former Union minister Kabindra Purkayastha. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Elections for two Rajya Sabha seats in Assam are scheduled on June 19, with counting of votes to take place the same day. The BJP had earlier announced that it will field a candidate for one of the seats, leaving the other for its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). Live Events The two seats that are being vacated were held by BJP and AGP.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
All accused in custody can question lawfulness of arrest for non-service of reasons in writing even if they were arrested before May 15, 2024: Karnataka High Court
In a judgment with far-reaching consequences on legality of arrest and benefitting a large number of accused persons in judicial custody, the High Court of Karnataka has declared that all the accused, except habitual offenders, are entitled to claim legality of their arrest due to non-service of grounds/reasons of arrest in writing to them by the police, even if they were arrested before May 15, 2024. The High Court said the benefit of law laid down by the apex court in Prabir Purkayastha's case would be available to accused persons retrospectively, as it related to rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The apex court, in the judgment in Prabir Purkayastha vs. State (NCT) of Delhi delivered on May 15, 2024, declared that non-service of grounds/reasons in writing to a person arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act vitiates the process of arrest as it infringes upon the right of accused person to be informed about the grounds of arrest under Article 22(1) (an arrested person shall be informed of the grounds of arrest and allowed to consult a lawyer of his or her choice) of the Constitution. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the order while ordering the release of 20-year-old Hemanth Datta of Arsikere in Hassan district, who was arrested on February 17, 2023, on the charge of murder. The petitioner, who is in judicial custody on rejection of his bail pleas, filed the petition in March 2025 contending that his arrest itself was illegal as no grounds of arrest were served to him by the police. The precedent Citing the judgement in Purkayastha's case, the High Court said that '... the argument against retrospective application of the principle of procedural justice enunciated in the case of Prabir Purkayastha does not hold good, more so, when the rule of beneficial construction goes beyond the realm of procedural law, and prescribes mitigation or modification of penalty in light of post facto change in substantive law.' Stating that the legal ratio enunciated in Purkayastha's case has merely expounded the pre-existing constitutional guarantee enshrined in Article 22(1) of the Constitution, which has been in effect since January 26, 1950, Mr. Justice Chandangoudar said that any violation of the right to be afforded an opportunity to make an effective representation against the arrest or an order of remand in relation to any offence, shall constitute a contravention of the constitutional guarantee under Article 22(1) of the Constitution and the statutory safeguard under Section 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code, even if the arrest is made prior to the pronouncement of the judgment in Prabir Purkayastha's case. Trial courts to consider Meanwhile, the High Court directed that all the trial courts in the State should consider applications for bail made by those in remand and prejudiced on account of non-service of grounds of arrest, even if the accused persons in custody were arrested prior to May 15, 2024. However, the High Court made it clear that the retrospective benefit of non-service of grounds of arrest in writing would not be available to those arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, as the apex court has already clarified this aspect.
